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Psalms 35:6
6Make their way dark and dangerous, as the angel of the Lord chases after them.
Psalms 35:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Let their way be dark and slippery: and let the angel of the Lord persecute them.
- New International Version (NIV)may their path be dark and slippery, with the angel of the Lord pursuing them.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Let their way be dark and slippery, with the angel of the Lord pursuing them!
- New King James Version (NKJV)Let their way be dark and slippery, And let the angel of the Lord pursue them.
Context of Psalms 35:6
4Cause the people who want to kill me to become ashamed. Chase away the people who want to hurt me, so that they become confused. 5Make them become like chaff that the wind blows away. Send the angel of the Lord to chase them away. Make their way dark and dangerous, as the angel of the Lord chases after them. 7They hid a trap to catch me. There was no reason for them to do that. They even dug a deep hole for me to fall into. 8Surprise my enemies and destroy them! Let their own traps catch them! Let them fall to their own death!
Read all of Psalms 35Psalms 35:6 word by word
יְֽהִי־דַרְכָּ֗ם חֹ֥שֶׁךְ וַחֲלַקְלַקּ֑וֹת וּמַלְאַ֥ךְ יְ֝הוָ֗ה רֹדְפָֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 35:6
- Psalms 73:18Yes, I realized that they are in a dangerous place, where they will easily slip. You will cause them to fall down to their death.
- Proverbs 4:19But the life of wicked people is like a very dark road. They cannot even see what causes them to fall.
- Jeremiah 13:16Give honour to the Lord your God, before it is too late. Do it before he makes everywhere become dark. Then you will fall down, like someone who walks on the mountains at night. You may hope for light to come, but God will make it completely dark.
- Jeremiah 23:12Because of that, the paths that they travel on will be dark. They will easily slip and fall to the ground. I will cause terrible trouble to happen to them. I will decide the time when I will punish them.’ That is what the Lord says.
Commentaries on Psalms 35:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Let their way be dark - Let them lose their way, be entangled in morasses and thickets, and be confounded in all their attempts to injure me. All these phrases are military; and relate to ambushes, hidden snares, forced marches in order to surprise, and stratagems of different kinds.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Let their way be dark - Margin, as in Hebrew: “darkness.” That is, let them not be able to see where they go; what danger they incur; what is before them. The idea is that of persons who wander in the night, not knowing what is before them, or what danger may be near. The succession of images and figures here is terrific. The representation is that of persons scattered as the chaff is before the wind; pursued by the angel seeking vengeance; and driven…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6A dark and slick path suggests instability and sudden disaster under the Lord's judgment (see Psalms 69:23; 73:18; 82:5; 107:10; 143:3). The angel of the LORD is an agent of judgment as well as salvation.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-65-6. (Compare Psa 1:4)--a terrible fate; driven by wind on a slippery path in darkness, and hotly pursued by supernatural violence (2Sa 24:16; Ac 12:23).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 35
- 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
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