God’s Word Translation
Psalms 35:6
6Let their path be dark and slippery as the Messenger of the Lord pursues 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
4Let those who seek my life be put to shame and disgraced. Let those who plan my downfall be turned back in confusion. 5Let them be like husks blown by the wind as the Messenger of the Lord chases them. Let 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⌟. 8Let destruction surprise them. Let the net that they hid catch them. Let them fall into their own pit and be destroyed.
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 73:18You put them in slippery places and make them fall into ruin.
- Proverbs 4:19The way of wicked people is like deep darkness. They do not know what makes them stumble.
- Jeremiah 13:16Honor the Lord your God before it gets dark, before your feet stumble on the mountains in the twilight. You will look for light, but the Lord will turn it into the shadow of death and change it into deep darkness.
- Jeremiah 23:12“That is why their own way will become like slippery paths in the dark. They will be chased away, and they will fall down in the dark. I will bring disaster on them. It is time for them to be punished,” declares the Lord.
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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