Psalms 68:2

Psalms 68:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.
• New International Version (NIV)May you blow them away like smoke— as wax melts before the fire, may the wicked perish before God.
• English Standard Version (ESV)As smoke is driven away, so you shall drive them away; as wax melts before fire, so the wicked shall perish before God!
• New King James Version (NKJV)As smoke is driven away, So drive them away; As wax melts before the fire, So let the wicked perish at the presence of God.

Context of Psalms 68:2

1God arises. His enemies scatter, and those who hate him flee from his presence. As smoke is blown away, so you blow them away. As wax melts before the fire, so the wicked are destroyed before God. 3But the righteous are glad; they rejoice before God and celebrate with joy. 4Sing to God! Sing praises to his name. Exalt him who rides on the clouds — his name is the Lord — and celebrate before him.

Psalms 68:2 word by word

כְּהִנְדֹּ֥ף עָשָׁ֗ן תִּ֫נְדֹּ֥ף כְּהִמֵּ֣ס דּ֭וֹנַג מִפְּנֵי־אֵ֑שׁ יֹאבְד֥וּ רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים מִפְּנֵ֥י אֱלֹהִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• As smokeעָשָׁן‛âshân · smokeH6227
• is driven awayנָדַףnâdaph · to driveH5086
• as waxדּוֹנַגdônag · waxH1749
• meltethמָסַסmâsas · to meltH4549
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• the fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784
• let the wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563
• perishאָבַד'âbad · to perishH6
• of Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430

Cross-references for Psalms 68:2

• Psalms 37:20But the wicked will perish; the Lord’s enemies, like the glory of the pastures, will fade away — they will fade away like smoke.
• Isaiah 9:18For wickedness burns like a fire that consumes thorns and briers and kindles the forest thickets so that they go up in a column of smoke.
• Hosea 13:3Therefore, they will be like the morning mist, like the early dew that vanishes, like chaff blown from a threshing floor, or like smoke from a window.
• Psalms 97:5The mountains melt like wax at the presence of the Lord — at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.
• Isaiah 64:2just as fire kindles brushwood, and fire boils water — to make your name known to your enemies, so that nations would tremble at your presence!
• Micah 1:4The mountains will melt beneath him, and the valleys will split apart, like wax near a fire, like water cascading down a mountainside.
• Psalms 76:7And you — you are to be feared. When you are angry, who can stand before you?
• Psalms 80:16It was cut down and burned; they perish at the rebuke of your countenance.
• Nahum 1:5The mountains quake before him, and the hills melt; the earth trembles at his presence — the world and all who live in it.
• 2 Thessalonians 1:8when he takes vengeance with flaming fire on those who don’t know God and on those who don’t obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.
• Revelation 6:16And they said to the mountains and to the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the one seated on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb,

Commentaries on Psalms 68:2

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2As smoke is driven away - To wit, by the wind. Smoke - vapor - easily disturbed and moved by the slightest breath of air - represents an object of no stability, or having no power of resistance, and would thus represent the real weakness of the most mighty armies of men as opposed to God. So drive them away - With the same ease with which smoke is driven by the slightest breeze, so do the enemies of God disappear before his power. Compare the notes at…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2Both smoke and wax represent a temporary existence (Psalms 22:12–18; 37:20; 102:3).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-351-3. Compare Nu 10:35; Psa 1:4; 22:14, on the figures here used. before him--as in Psa 68:2, from His presence, as dreaded; but in Psa 68:3, in His presence, as under His protection (Psa 61:7).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 68:2

• Prayer
• Wax
• Wicked (People)

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Commentaries on Psalms 68

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings