Verse 5
Psalms 35:5
GOD'S WORD Translation
5
Let them be as chaff before the wind,
Yahweh’s angel driving them on.
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
Contend, Yahweh, with those who contend with me.
Fight against those who fight against me.
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2
Take hold of shield and buckler,
and stand up for my help.
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3
Brandish the spear and block those who pursue me.
Tell my soul, “I am your salvation.”
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4
Let those who seek after my soul be disappointed and brought to dishonor.
Let those who plot my ruin...
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5
Let them be as chaff before the wind,
Yahweh’s angel driving them on.
6
Let their way be dark and slippery,
Yahweh’s angel pursuing them.
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7
For without cause they have hidden their net in a pit for me.
Without cause they have dug a pit for...
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8
Let destruction come on him unawares.
Let his net that he has hidden catch himself.
Let him fall int...
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9
My soul shall be joyful in Yahweh.
It shall rejoice in his salvation.
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10
All my bones shall say, “Yahweh, who is like you,
who delivers the poor from him who is too strong f...
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11
Unrighteous witnesses rise up.
They ask me about things that I don’t know about.
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12
They reward me evil for good,
to the bereaving of my soul.
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13
But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth.
I afflicted my soul with fasting.
My...
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14
I behaved myself as though it had been my friend or my brother.
I bowed down mourning, as one who mo...
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15
But in my adversity, they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together.
The attackers gathered themsel...
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16
Like the profane mockers in feasts,
they gnashed their teeth at me.
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17
Lord, how long will you look on?
Rescue my soul from their destruction,
my precious life from the li...
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18
I will give you thanks in the great assembly.
I will praise you among many people.
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19
Don’t let those who are my enemies wrongfully rejoice over me;
neither let those who hate me without...
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20
For they don’t speak peace,
but they devise deceitful words against those who are quiet in the land....
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21
Yes, they opened their mouth wide against me.
They said, “Aha! Aha! Our eye has seen it!”
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22
You have seen it, Yahweh. Don’t keep silent.
Lord, don’t be far from me.
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23
Wake up! Rise up to defend me, my God (Elohim)!
My Lord, contend for me!
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24
Vindicate me, Yahweh my God (Elohim), according to your righteousness.
Don’t let them gloat over me....
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25
Don’t let them say in their heart, “Aha! That’s the way we want it!”
Don’t let them say, “We have sw...
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26
Let them be disappointed and confounded together who rejoice at my calamity.
Let them be clothed wit...
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27
Let them shout for joy and be glad, who favor my righteous cause.
Yes, let them say continually, “Ya...
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28
My tongue shall talk about your righteousness and about your praise all day long.
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