Yahweh’s Commitment to Exact Redress: After the introduction in verse 1, Nahum begins by expounding the theological truths that undergird his message. Verses 2–8 are rather like a psalm of praise, though in form and content there is a significant difference between verses 2–3a and 3b–8. The significant principle asserted in verses 2–8 is that Yahweh is active in the world punishing nations that behave as his foes . . . his enemies (v. 2). After the opening description of Yahweh, Nahum goes on to describe in metaphorical terms what it looks like when Yahweh intervenes in the world to do that (vv. 3b–6). And he adds that while those enemies cannot escape this judgment, it is possible to take refuge with God and find protection when this judgment comes about. Thus the LORD is good (v. 7) pair…