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Psalms 35:6
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Let their way be dark and slippery,with the angel of the Lord pursuing them.
Let their way be dark and slippery, The angel of the LORD pursuing them.
Let their way be dark and slippery: and let the angel of the Lord persecute them.
Let their way be dark and slippery, with the angel of the Lord pursuing them!
Let their road be dark and slippery as the angel of the Lord chases them.
May their path be dark and slippery, as the Lord 's angel chases them!
Let their way be dark and slippery, With the angel of the LORD pursuing and harassing them.
Let their way be dark and slippery, With the angel of the LORD pursuing them.
Let their way be dark and slippery, The angel of Yahweh pursuing them.
Let their way be darke and slipperie: and let the Angel of the Lord persecute them.
Let their way be dark and slippery,With the angel of Yahweh pursuing them.
May their path be dark and slick, as the angel of the LORD pursues.
Make them run in the dark on a slippery road, as your angel chases them.
May their way be dark and slippery, with the angel of Adonai to pursue them.
Let their way be dark and slippery, and let the angel of Jehovah pursue them.
Let their way be dark and slippery, and let the angel of the LORD persecute them.
May their path be dark and slippery while the angel of the Lord strikes them down!
Let their way be dark and slippery, with the angel of Yahweh pursuing them.
Let their way be dark and slippery, and the Angel of Jehovah their pursuer.
Let their waye be darcke and slippery, and the angell of the LORDE to persecute them.
Let their way be dark and slippery, And the angel of Jehovah pursuing them.
Let their way be dark and full of danger; let them be troubled by the angel of the Lord.
Let their way be dark and slippery, the angel of the LORD pursuing them.
Let their way be darke and slippery, and let the Angel of the Lord persecute them.
Let their way be darke and slipperie: & let the angell of God persecute them.
Let their way be dark and slippery, and an angel of the Lord persecuting them.
Let their way be dark and slippery, and the angel of the LORD pursuing them.
Her weie be maad derknesse, and slydirnesse; and the aungel of the Lord pursue hem.
Let their way be dark and slippery, And the angel of Yahweh pursuing them.
Let their way be dark and slippery: and let the angel of the LORD persecute them.
Let their way be dark and slippery, And let the angel of the LORD pursue them.
Make their path dark and slippery, with the angel of the Lord pursuing them.
Let their way be dark and dangerous, with the angel of the Lord going to get them.
Let their way be dark and slippery, with the angel of the Lord pursuing them.
Let their way become dark and slippery, with, the messenger of Yahweh, pursuing them.
(34-6) Let their way become dark and slippery; and let the angel of the Lord pursue them.
Let their way be dark and slippery, with the angel of the LORD pursuing them!
Their way is darkness and slipperiness, And a messenger of Jehovah their pursuer.
Let their way be dark and slippery, With the angel of the Lord pursuing them.
Contextual Overview
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
their: Psalms 73:18, Proverbs 4:19, Jeremiah 13:16, Jeremiah 23:12
dark and slippery: Heb. darkness and slipperiness
Reciprocal: Genesis 6:21 - General Exodus 10:21 - darkness 2 Samuel 24:16 - the angel 2 Kings 19:35 - the angel 2 Chronicles 20:22 - to sing and to Isaiah 37:36 - the angel Lamentations 3:66 - Persecute Zephaniah 3:20 - I turn Luke 17:10 - General
Cross-References
Then he left that place and traveled to the mountains east of Bethel. He set up his tent there. Bethel was to the west, and Ai was to the east. Abram built another altar at that place to honor the Lord , and he worshiped the Lord there.
The name of that place was Luz, but Jacob named it Bethel.
I am setting this stone up as a memorial stone. It will show that this is a holy place for God, and I will give God one-tenth of all he gives me."
Israel stayed there for a short time. While he was there, Reuben slept with Israel's slave woman Bilhah. Israel heard about this, and he was very angry. These are the names of Jacob's twelve sons:
His sons by Zilpah, Leah's maid, were Gad and Asher. These were Jacob's sons who were born in Paddan Aram.
Then Israel said to Joseph, "God All-Powerful appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan. God blessed me there.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Let their way be dark and slippery,.... In which they run before the angel, chasing and pursuing them; so that they know not where they are, at what they stumble, whither to flee, nor how to stand; the ways of wicked men are as darkness, they know not in what condition they are, and whither they are going; and utter darkness, even blackness of darkness, is reserved for them: but here it means a calamitous, uncomfortable, fickle, and unstable situation in this life; see Jeremiah 23:11. The allusion is to some of the valleys in the land of Palestine, which were dark, and the roads in them very smooth and slippery, as travellers in those parts have observed q;
and let the angel of God persecute them; Jeremiah 23:11- :.
q See Maundrell's Travel's, p. 7.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Let 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 along a dark and slippery path, with no guide, and no knowledge as to the precipices which may be before them, or the enemies that may be pressing upon them.
And slippery - Margin, as in Hebrew: “slipperiness.” This is a circumstance which adds increased terror to the image. It is not only a dark road, but a road made slippery by rains; a road where they are in danger every moment of sliding down a precipice where they will be destroyed.
And let the angel of the Lord persecute them - Pursue or follow them. The word “persecute” we use now in the sense of subjecting one to pain, torture, or privation, on account of his religious opinions. This is not the meaning of the word used here. It is simply to “follow” or “pursue.” The image is that of the avenging angel following on, or pursuing them in this dark and slippery way; a flight in a dark and dangerous path, with a destroying angel close in the rear.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Psalms 35:6. Let 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.
