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Monday, July 7th, 2025
the Week of Proper 9 / Ordinary 14
the Week of Proper 9 / Ordinary 14
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Psalms 35:5
Make them like chaff blown by the wind. Let them be chased by the Lord 's angel.
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Christian Standard Bible®
Let them be like chaff in the wind,with the angel of the Lord driving them away.
Let them be like chaff in the wind,with the angel of the Lord driving them away.
Hebrew Names Version
Let them be as chaff before the wind, The angel of the LORD driving them on.
Let them be as chaff before the wind, The angel of the LORD driving them on.
King James Version
Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the Lord chase them.
Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the Lord chase them.
English Standard Version
Let them be like chaff before the wind, with the angel of the Lord driving them away!
Let them be like chaff before the wind, with the angel of the Lord driving them away!
New Century Version
Make them like chaff blown by the wind as the angel of the Lord forces them away.
Make them like chaff blown by the wind as the angel of the Lord forces them away.
New English Translation
May they be like wind-driven chaff, as the Lord 's angel attacks them!
May they be like wind-driven chaff, as the Lord 's angel attacks them!
Amplified Bible
Let them be [blown away] like chaff before the wind [worthless, without substance], With the angel of the LORD driving them on.
Let them be [blown away] like chaff before the wind [worthless, without substance], With the angel of the LORD driving them on.
New American Standard Bible
Let them be like chaff before the wind, With the angel of the LORD driving them on.
Let them be like chaff before the wind, With the angel of the LORD driving them on.
World English Bible
Let them be as chaff before the wind, The angel of Yahweh driving them on.
Let them be as chaff before the wind, The angel of Yahweh driving them on.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Let them be as chaffe before the winde, and let the Angel of the Lord scatter them.
Let them be as chaffe before the winde, and let the Angel of the Lord scatter them.
Legacy Standard Bible
Let them be like chaff before the wind,With the angel of Yahweh driving them on.
Let them be like chaff before the wind,With the angel of Yahweh driving them on.
Berean Standard Bible
May they be like chaff in the wind, as the angel of the LORD drives them away.
May they be like chaff in the wind, as the angel of the LORD drives them away.
Contemporary English Version
Send your angel after them and let them be like straw in the wind.
Send your angel after them and let them be like straw in the wind.
Complete Jewish Bible
May they be like chaff before the wind, with the angel of Adonai to drive them on.
May they be like chaff before the wind, with the angel of Adonai to drive them on.
Darby Translation
Let them be as chaff before the wind, and let the angel of Jehovah drive [them] away;
Let them be as chaff before the wind, and let the angel of Jehovah drive [them] away;
George Lamsa Translation
Let them be as chaff before the wind, and let the angel of the LORD chase them.
Let them be as chaff before the wind, and let the angel of the LORD chase them.
Good News Translation
May they be like straw blown by the wind as the angel of the Lord pursues them!
May they be like straw blown by the wind as the angel of the Lord pursues them!
Lexham English Bible
Let them be like chaff before the wind, with the angel of Yahweh driving them.
Let them be like chaff before the wind, with the angel of Yahweh driving them.
Literal Translation
Let them be as chaff before the wind, and the Angel of Jehovah driving away.
Let them be as chaff before the wind, and the Angel of Jehovah driving away.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Let the be as ye dust before the wynde, and the angell of the LORDE scaterynge the.
Let the be as ye dust before the wynde, and the angell of the LORDE scaterynge the.
American Standard Version
Let them be as chaff before the wind, And the angel of Jehovah driving them on.
Let them be as chaff before the wind, And the angel of Jehovah driving them on.
Bible in Basic English
Let them be like dust from the grain before the wind; let the angel of the Lord send them in flight.
Let them be like dust from the grain before the wind; let the angel of the Lord send them in flight.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Let them be as chaff before the wind, the angel of the LORD thrusting them.
Let them be as chaff before the wind, the angel of the LORD thrusting them.
King James Version (1611)
Let them be as chaffe before the wind: and let the Angel of the Lord chase them.
Let them be as chaffe before the wind: and let the Angel of the Lord chase them.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Let them be as dust before the winde: and let the angell of God scatter [them.]
Let them be as dust before the winde: and let the angell of God scatter [them.]
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Let them be as dust before the wind, and an angel of the Lord afflicting them.
Let them be as dust before the wind, and an angel of the Lord afflicting them.
English Revised Version
Let them be as chaff before the wind, and the angel of the LORD driving them on.
Let them be as chaff before the wind, and the angel of the LORD driving them on.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Be thei maad as dust bifor the face of the wynd; and the aungel of the Lord make hem streit.
Be thei maad as dust bifor the face of the wynd; and the aungel of the Lord make hem streit.
Update Bible Version
Let them be as chaff before the wind, And the angel of Yahweh driving [them] on.
Let them be as chaff before the wind, And the angel of Yahweh driving [them] on.
Webster's Bible Translation
Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the LORD chase [them].
Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the LORD chase [them].
New King James Version
Let them be like chaff before the wind,And let the angel [fn] of the Lord chase them.
Let them be like chaff before the wind,And let the angel [fn] of the Lord chase them.
New Living Translation
Blow them away like chaff in the wind— a wind sent by the angel of the Lord .
Blow them away like chaff in the wind— a wind sent by the angel of the Lord .
New Life Bible
Let them be like straw in the wind. May the angel of the Lord drive them away.
Let them be like straw in the wind. May the angel of the Lord drive them away.
New Revised Standard
Let them be like chaff before the wind, with the angel of the Lord driving them on.
Let them be like chaff before the wind, with the angel of the Lord driving them on.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Let them be as chaff before the wind, with, the messenger of Yahweh, pressing them on:
Let them be as chaff before the wind, with, the messenger of Yahweh, pressing them on:
Douay-Rheims Bible
(34-5) Let them become as dust before the wind: and let the angel of the Lord straiten them.
(34-5) Let them become as dust before the wind: and let the angel of the Lord straiten them.
Revised Standard Version
Let them be like chaff before the wind, with the angel of the LORD driving them on!
Let them be like chaff before the wind, with the angel of the LORD driving them on!
Young's Literal Translation
They are as chaff before wind, And a messenger of Jehovah driving away.
They are as chaff before wind, And a messenger of Jehovah driving away.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Let them be like chaff before the wind, With the angel of the Lord driving them on.
Let them be like chaff before the wind, With the angel of the Lord driving them on.
Contextual Overview
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A song of David.
Lord , oppose those who oppose me. Fight those who fight me. 2 Pick up your shields, large and small. Get up and help me! 3 Take a spear and javelin and fight those who are chasing me. Tell me, "I will rescue you." 4 Some people are trying to kill me. Disappoint them and make them ashamed. Make them turn and run away. They are planning to hurt me. Defeat and embarrass them. 5 Make them like chaff blown by the wind. Let them be chased by the Lord 's angel. 6 Make their road dark and slippery. Let the Lord 's angel chase them. 7 I did nothing wrong, but they tried to trap me. For no reason at all, they dug a pit to catch me. 8 So let them fall into their own traps. Let them stumble into their own nets. Let some unknown danger catch them. 9 Then I will rejoice in the Lord . I will be happy when he saves me. 10 With my whole self I will say, " Lord , there is no one like you. You protect the poor from those who are stronger. You save the poor and helpless from those who try to rob them."Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
as chaff: Psalms 1:4, Psalms 83:13-17, Job 21:18, Isaiah 17:13, Isaiah 29:5, Hosea 13:3
and: Exodus 14:19, Isaiah 37:36, Acts 12:23, Hebrews 11:28
Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 22:43 - as small 2 Kings 19:35 - the angel 2 Chronicles 20:22 - to sing and to Psalms 18:37 - General Matthew 3:12 - but Luke 5:21 - Who can
Cross-References
Genesis 34:30
But Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, "You have caused me a lot of trouble. All the people in this place will hate me. All the Canaanites and the Perizzites will turn against me. There are only a few of us. If the people in this place gather together to fight against us, I will be destroyed. And all our people will be destroyed with me."
But Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, "You have caused me a lot of trouble. All the people in this place will hate me. All the Canaanites and the Perizzites will turn against me. There are only a few of us. If the people in this place gather together to fight against us, I will be destroyed. And all our people will be destroyed with me."
Genesis 35:9
When Jacob came back from Paddan Aram, God appeared to him again. God blessed Jacob
When Jacob came back from Paddan Aram, God appeared to him again. God blessed Jacob
Genesis 35:11
God said to him, "I am God All-Powerful, and I give you this blessing: Have many children and grow into a great nation. Other nations and other kings will come out of you.
God said to him, "I am God All-Powerful, and I give you this blessing: Have many children and grow into a great nation. Other nations and other kings will come out of you.
Genesis 35:16
Jacob and his group left Bethel. Before they came to Ephrath, Rachel began giving birth to her baby.
Jacob and his group left Bethel. Before they came to Ephrath, Rachel began giving birth to her baby.
Exodus 23:27
"When you fight against your enemies, I will send my great power before you. I will help you defeat all your enemies. The people who are against you will become confused in battle and run away.
"When you fight against your enemies, I will send my great power before you. I will help you defeat all your enemies. The people who are against you will become confused in battle and run away.
Exodus 34:24
"When you go into your land, I will force your enemies out of that land. I will expand your borders—you will get more and more land. You will go before the Lord your God three times each year. At that time no one will try to take your land from you.
"When you go into your land, I will force your enemies out of that land. I will expand your borders—you will get more and more land. You will go before the Lord your God three times each year. At that time no one will try to take your land from you.
Deuteronomy 11:25
No one will be able to stand against you. The Lord your God will make the people fear you wherever you go in that land. That is what he promised you before.
No one will be able to stand against you. The Lord your God will make the people fear you wherever you go in that land. That is what he promised you before.
Joshua 5:1
So the Lord dried up the Jordan River until the Israelites finished crossing it. The kings of the Amorites living west of the Jordan River and the Canaanites living by the Mediterranean Sea heard about this and became very frightened. After that they were not brave enough to stand and fight against the Israelites.
So the Lord dried up the Jordan River until the Israelites finished crossing it. The kings of the Amorites living west of the Jordan River and the Canaanites living by the Mediterranean Sea heard about this and became very frightened. After that they were not brave enough to stand and fight against the Israelites.
1 Samuel 11:7
He took a pair of oxen and cut them in pieces. Then he gave the pieces of the oxen to messengers. He ordered the messengers to carry the pieces throughout the land of Israel. He told them to give this message to the Israelites: "Come follow Saul and Samuel. If anyone doesn't come and help them, this same thing will happen to his oxen." A great fear from the Lord came on the people. They all came together like one person.
He took a pair of oxen and cut them in pieces. Then he gave the pieces of the oxen to messengers. He ordered the messengers to carry the pieces throughout the land of Israel. He told them to give this message to the Israelites: "Come follow Saul and Samuel. If anyone doesn't come and help them, this same thing will happen to his oxen." A great fear from the Lord came on the people. They all came together like one person.
1 Samuel 14:15
Great fear spread among the Philistine soldiers—those in the field, in the camp, and at the fort. Even the bravest soldiers were afraid. The ground began to shake, and they were completely overcome with fear.
Great fear spread among the Philistine soldiers—those in the field, in the camp, and at the fort. Even the bravest soldiers were afraid. The ground began to shake, and they were completely overcome with fear.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Let them be as chaff before the wind,.... As they are; see Psalms 1:4;
and let the angel of the Lord chase [them]; either a good angel, who is the Lord's, his creature that ministers unto him, and is ready to obey his orders; and who, as he encamps about the saints and protects them, so he is able to destroy their enemies; as one angel in a night destroyed all the firstborn in Egypt, and another the whole army of the Assyrians, Exodus 12:29; an angel of the Lord, who is swift to fly, and so to chase and overtake, and able to execute whatever is the will of the Lord; or else an evil angel, who is the Lord's, being made by him, though not made evil by him; and who is under his restraints, and can do nothing but by his permission; and who sometimes is employed by the Lord, as the executioner of his wrath upon wicked men; is suffered to distress and torture their consciences in this life, and hereafter drag them into everlasting burnings, prepared for the devil and his angels.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Let them be as chaff before the wind - As chaff is driven away in winnowing grain. See the notes at Psalms 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; 1Ch 21:12, 1 Chronicles 21:30; 2 Samuel 24:16.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Psalms 35:5. Let 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.
