power over Israel’s enemies. Confusion, madness, and blindness are noted as curses on Israel in Deut. 28:28; here they are promised to Israel’s enemies. 12:5 Knowing that God had chosen Jerusalem as the city of His special affection will give confidence to the “governors” (leaders) all over the land (cf. Ps 46:5). This verse has overtones indicating the saving faith of the Jews in that day, since they are claiming to have trust in God. 12:6 Two similes describe the operation of God’s power: a “firepan”