Psalm 46/Notes/Phrasal.v. 10.863555
From Psalms: Layer by Layer
V. 10 contains one prepositional phrase (for which see also the Grammatical Diagram above). In the phrase באש, the preposition ב either signifies the idea of being in the domain of something[1] or serves as an “instrument”.[2] In this psalm, the two uses of ב can be viewed as coinciding, i.e., the fire here serves both as a site for the destruction of wagons (i.e., there are literally placed into it to be destroyed), and as a means through or substance with which they are destroyed.