Verse 5
Psalms 35:5
New Living Translation
5
Blow them away like chaff in the wind —<br>a wind sent by the angel of the LORD.<br>
Original Language Text
hebrew
יִֽהְי֗וּ כְּ/מֹ֥ץ לִ/פְנֵי ר֑וּחַ וּ/מַלְאַ֖ךְ יְהוָ֣ה דּוֹחֶֽה
English Translation
They will be like chaff before the wind, and the angel of the Lord will drive them away.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 35 Context
1
O LORD, oppose those who oppose me.<br>Fight those who fight against me.<br>
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2
Put on your armor, and take up your shield.<br>Prepare for battle, and come to my aid.<br>
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3
Lift up your spear and javelin<br>against those who pursue me.<br>Let me hear you say,<br>“I will gi...
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4
Bring shame and disgrace on those trying to kill me;<br>turn them back and humiliate those who want...
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5
Blow them away like chaff in the wind —<br>a wind sent by the angel of the LORD.<br>
6
Make their path dark and slippery,<br>with the angel of the LORD pursuing them.<br>
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7
I did them no wrong, but they laid a trap for me.<br>I did them no wrong, but they dug a pit to catc...
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8
So let sudden ruin come upon them!<br>Let them be caught in the trap they set for me!<br>Let them be...
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9
Then I will rejoice in the LORD.<br>I will be glad because he rescues me.<br>
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10
With every bone in my body I will praise him:<br>“LORD, who can compare with you?<br>Who else rescue...
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11
Malicious witnesses testify against me.<br>They accuse me of crimes I know nothing about.<br>
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12
They repay me evil for good.<br>I am sick with despair.<br>
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13
Yet when they were ill, I grieved for them.<br>I denied myself by fasting for them,<br>but my prayer...
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14
I was sad, as though they were my friends or family,<br>as if I were grieving for my own mother.<br>
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15
But they are glad now that I am in trouble;<br>they gleefully join together against me.<br>I am atta...
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16
They mock me and call me names;<br>they snarl at me.<br>
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17
How long, O Lord, will you look on and do nothing?<br>Rescue me from their fierce attacks.<br>Protec...
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18
Then I will thank you in front of the great assembly.<br>I will praise you before all the people.<br...
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19
Don’t let my treacherous enemies rejoice over my defeat.<br>Don’t let those who hate me without caus...
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20
They don’t talk of peace;<br>they plot against innocent people who mind their own business.<br>
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21
They shout, “Aha! Aha!<br>With our own eyes we saw him do it!”<br>
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22
O LORD, you know all about this.<br>Do not stay silent.<br>Do not abandon me now, O Lord.<br>
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23
Wake up! Rise to my defense!<br>Take up my case, my God (Elohim) and my Lord.<br>
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24
Declare me not guilty, O LORD my God (Elohim), for you give justice.<br>Don’t let my enemies laugh a...
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25
Don’t let them say, “Look, we got what we wanted!<br>Now we will eat him alive!”<br>
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26
May those who rejoice at my troubles<br>be humiliated and disgraced.<br>May those who triumph over m...
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27
But give great joy to those who came to my defense.<br>Let them continually say, “Great is the LORD,...
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28
Then I will proclaim your justice,<br>and I will praise you all day long.<br>
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