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Psalms 35:5
5Let them be like husks blown by the wind as the Messenger of the Lord chases them.
Psalms 35:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the Lord chase them.
- New International Version (NIV)May they be like chaff before the wind, with the angel of the Lord driving them away;
- English Standard Version (ESV)Let them be like chaff before the wind, with the angel of the Lord driving them away!
- New King James Version (NKJV)Let them be like chaff before the wind, And let the angel of the Lord chase them.
Context of Psalms 35:5
3Hold your spear to block the way of those who pursue me. Say to my soul, “I am your savior.” 4Let those who seek my life be put to shame and disgraced. Let those who plan my downfall be turned back in confusion. Let them be like husks blown by the wind as the Messenger of the Lord chases them. 6Let their path be dark and slippery as the Messenger of the Lord pursues them. 7For no reason they hid their net in a pit. For no reason they dug the pit ⌞to trap me⌟.
Read all of Psalms 35Psalms 35:5 word by word
יִֽהְי֗וּ כְּמֹ֥ץ לִפְנֵי־ר֑וּחַ וּמַלְאַ֖ךְ יְהוָ֣ה דּוֹחֶֽה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 35:5
- Psalms 1:4Wicked people are not like that. Instead, they are like husks that the wind blows away.
- Psalms 83:13O my God, blow them away like tumbleweeds, like husks in the wind.
- Job 21:18How often are they like straw in the wind or like husks that the storm sweeps away?
- Isaiah 17:13The people will make noise like raging water. But the Lord will yell at them, and they will run far away. They will be chased away like husks on the mountains being blown by the wind, like whirling dust being blown by a storm.
- Isaiah 29:5Your many enemies will be like fine dust. Your many foes will be like husks blown by the wind. All of this will happen suddenly, unexpectedly.
- Hosea 13:3That is why they will be like fog in the morning and like morning dew that disappears quickly. They will be like straw blown away from threshing floors. They will be like smoke rising from chimneys.
- Exodus 14:19The Messenger of God, who had been in front of the Israelites, moved behind them. So the column of smoke moved from in front of the Israelites and stood behind them
- Isaiah 37:36The Lord’s angel went out and killed 185,000 ⌞soldiers⌟ in the Assyrian camp. When the Judeans got up early in the morning, they saw all the corpses.
- Acts 12:23Immediately, an angel from the Lord killed Herod for not giving glory to God. Herod was eaten by maggots, and he died.
- Hebrews 11:28Faith led Moses to establish the Passover and spread the blood ⌞on the doorposts⌟ so that the destroying angel would not kill the firstborn sons.
Commentaries on Psalms 35:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Let the angel of the Lord chase them - By angel we may either understand one of those spirits, whether good or bad, commonly thus denominated, or any thing used by God himself as the instrument of their confusion.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Let them be as chaff before the wind - As chaff is driven away in winnowing grain. See the notes at Psalm 1:4. And let the angel of the Lord chase them - Drive them away, or scatter them. Angels are often represented in the Scriptures as agents employed by God in bringing punishment on wicked people. See 2 Kings 19:35; Isaiah 37:36; 1 Chronicles 21:12, 1 Chronicles 21:30; 2 Samuel 24:16.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-10The psalmist desires the Lord's salvation. The language may seem harsh, but it comes from a wish for justice and for the Lord to help the needy and oppressed.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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