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

1May God arise, may His enemies be scattered, And may those who hate Him flee from His presence. As smoke is driven away, so drive them away; As wax melts before a fire, So the wicked will perish before God. 3But the righteous will be joyful; they will rejoice before God; Yes, they will rejoice with gladness. 4Sing to God, sing praises to His name; Exalt Him who rides through the deserts, Whose name is the Lord, and be jubilant before Him.

Psalms 68:2 word by word

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

• smokeעָשָׁן‛âshân · smokeH6227
• is drivenנָדַףnâdaph · to driveH5086
• waxדּוֹנַגdônag · waxH1749
• meltsמָסַסmâsas · to meltH4549
• beforeמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• a fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784
• wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563
• will perishאָבַד'âbad · to perishH6
• Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430

Cross-references for Psalms 68:2

• Psalms 37:20But the wicked will perish; And the enemies of the Lord will be like the glory of the pastures, They vanish--like smoke they vanish away.
• Isaiah 9:18For wickedness burns like a fire; It consumes briars and thorns; It also sets the thickets of the forest aflame And they roll upward in a column of smoke.
• Hosea 13:3Therefore they will be like the morning cloud And like dew which soon disappears, Like chaff which is blown away from the threshing floor, And like smoke from a chimney.
• Psalms 97:5The mountains melted like wax at the presence of the Lord, At the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.
• Isaiah 64:2As fire kindles brushwood, as fire causes water to boil-- To make Your name known to Your adversaries, That the nations may tremble at Your presence!
• Micah 1:4The mountains will melt under Him And the valleys will be split, Like wax before the fire, Like water poured down a steep place.
• Psalms 76:7You, You indeed are to be feared, And who may stand in Your presence, once You are angry?
• Psalms 80:16It is burned with fire, it is cut down; They perish from the rebuke of Your face.
• Nahum 1:5Mountains quake because of Him, And the hills come apart; Indeed the earth is upheaved by His presence, The world and all the inhabitants in it.
• 2 Thessalonians 1:8in flaming fire, dealing out retribution to those who do not know God, and to those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.
• Revelation 6:16and they said to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the sight of Him who sits 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