Verse 5
Psalms 35:5
King James Version
5
Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the LORD chase
them.
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.
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Chapter 35 Context
1
Plead
my cause, O LORD, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me.
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2
Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for mine help.
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3
Draw out also the spear, and stop
the way against them that persecute me: say unto my soul, I
am thy...
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4
Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul: let them be turned back and brought...
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5
Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the LORD chase
them.
6
Let their way be dark and slippery: and let the angel of the LORD persecute them.
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7
For without cause have they hid for me their net
in a pit,
which without cause they have digged for...
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8
Let destruction come upon him at unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself: into that...
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9
And my soul shall be joyful in the LORD: it shall rejoice in his salvation.
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10
All my bones shall say, LORD, who
is like unto thee, which deliverest the poor from him that is too...
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11
False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge
things
that I knew not.
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12
They rewarded me evil for good
to the spoiling of my soul.
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13
But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing
was sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and m...
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14
I behaved myself as though
he had been my friend
or
brother: I bowed down heavily, as one that mour...
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15
But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together:
yea, the abjects gathered the...
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16
With hypocritical mockers in feasts, they gnashed upon me with their teeth.
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17
Lord, how long wilt thou look on? rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions.
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18
I will give thee thanks in the great congregation: I will praise thee among much people.
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19
Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me:
neither let them wink with the eye th...
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20
For they speak not peace: but they devise deceitful matters against
them that are quiet in the land.
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21
Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me,
and said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen
it.
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22
This thou hast seen, O LORD: keep not silence: O Lord, be not far from me.
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23
Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgment,
even unto my cause, my God (Elohim) and my Lord.
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24
Judge me, O LORD my God (Elohim), according to thy righteousness; and let them not rejoice over me.
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25
Let them not say in their hearts, Ah, so would we have it: let them not say, We have swallowed him u...
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26
Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine hurt: let them be clothed...
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27
Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually,...
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28
And my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness
and of thy praise all the day long.
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