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Psalms 35:6
6may their path be dark and slippery, with the angel of the Lord pursuing 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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Make their path dark and slippery, with the angel of the Lord pursuing them.
Context of Psalms 35:6
4May those who seek my life be disgraced and put to shame; may those who plot my ruin be turned back in dismay. 5May they be like chaff before the wind, with the angel of the Lord driving them away; may 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, 8may ruin overtake them by surprise— may the net they hid entangle them, may they fall into the pit, to their ruin.
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 73:18Surely you place them on slippery ground; you cast them down to ruin.
- Proverbs 4:19But the way of the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know what makes them stumble.
- Jeremiah 13:16Give glory to the Lord your God before he brings the darkness, before your feet stumble on the darkening hills. You hope for light, but he will turn it to utter darkness and change it to deep gloom.
- Jeremiah 23:12“Therefore their path will become slippery; they will be banished to darkness and there they will fall. I will bring disaster on them in the year they are 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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