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Psalms 35:5
5May they be like chaff before the wind, with the angel of the Lord driving them away;
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Blow them away like chaff in the wind— a wind sent by the angel of the Lord.
Context of Psalms 35:5
3Brandish spear and javelin against those who pursue me. Say to me, “I am your salvation.” 4May those who seek my life be disgraced and put to shame; may those who plot my ruin be turned back in dismay. May they be like chaff before the wind, with the angel of the Lord driving them away; 6may their path be dark and slippery, with the angel of the Lord pursuing them. 7Since they hid their net for me without cause and without cause dug a pit for me,
Read all of Psalms 35Psalms 35:5 word by word
יִֽהְי֗וּ כְּמֹ֥ץ לִפְנֵי־ר֑וּחַ וּמַלְאַ֖ךְ יְהוָ֣ה דּוֹחֶֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 35:5
- Psalms 1:4Not so the wicked! They are like chaff that the wind blows away.
- Psalms 83:13Make them like tumbleweed, my God, like chaff before the wind.
- Job 21:18How often are they like straw before the wind, like chaff swept away by a gale?
- Isaiah 17:13Although the peoples roar like the roar of surging waters, when he rebukes them they flee far away, driven before the wind like chaff on the hills, like tumbleweed before a gale.
- Isaiah 29:5But your many enemies will become like fine dust, the ruthless hordes like blown chaff. Suddenly, in an instant,
- Hosea 13:3Therefore they will be like the morning mist, like the early dew that disappears, like chaff swirling from a threshing floor, like smoke escaping through a window.
- Exodus 14:19Then the angel of God, who had been traveling in front of Israel’s army, withdrew and went behind them. The pillar of cloud also moved from in front and stood behind them,
- Isaiah 37:36Then the angel of the Lord went out and put to death a hundred and eighty-five thousand in the Assyrian camp. When the people got up the next morning—there were all the dead bodies!
- Acts 12:23Immediately, because Herod did not give praise to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.
- Hebrews 11:28By faith he kept the Passover and the application of blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch the firstborn of Israel.
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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