Syntax of Vengeance: Parallelism and Curse in Psalm 83:12
שִׁיתֵ֣מֹו נְ֭דִיבֵמֹו כְּעֹרֵ֣ב וְכִזְאֵ֑ב וּֽכְזֶ֥בַח וּ֝כְצַלְמֻנָּ֗ע כָּל־נְסִיכֵֽמֹו׃ (Psalm 83:12) He placed their nobles like Orev and Zeev, and like Zevaḥ and Tsalmunnaʿ: all their princes. Contextual Overview: A Poetic Petition for Justice Psalm 83 is a national lament and imprecatory psalm, calling for YHWH’s judgment on Israel’s enemies. Verse 12 offers a vivid poetic request…