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Psalms 35:5
Let them be like chaff before the wind,And let the angel [fn] of the Lord chase them.
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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;
Easy-to-Read Version
Make them like chaff blown by the wind. Let them be chased by the Lord 's angel.
Make them like chaff blown by the wind. Let them be chased by the Lord 's angel.
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 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
1 Plead my cause, O LORD, with those who strive with me; Fight against those who fight against me. 2 Take hold of shield and buckler, And stand up for my help. 3 Also draw out the spear, And stop those who pursue me. Say to my soul, "I am your salvation." 4 Let those be put to shame and brought to dishonor Who seek after my life; Let those be turned back and brought to confusion Who plot my hurt. 5 Let them be like chaff before the wind,And let the angel [fn] of the Lord chase them. 6 Let their way be dark and slippery, And let the angel of the LORD pursue them. 7 For without cause they have hidden their net for me in a pit, Which they have dug without cause for my life. 8 Let destruction come upon him unexpectedly, And let his net that he has hidden catch himself; Into that very destruction let him fall. 9 And my soul shall be joyful in the LORD; It shall rejoice in His salvation. 10 All my bones shall say, "LORD, who is like You, Delivering the poor from him who is too strong for him, Yes, the poor and the needy from him who plunders him?"
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
Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, "You have troubled me by making me obnoxious among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites; and since I am few in number, they will gather themselves together against me and kill me. I shall be destroyed, my household and I."
Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, "You have troubled me by making me obnoxious among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites; and since I am few in number, they will gather themselves together against me and kill me. I shall be destroyed, my household and I."
Genesis 35:9
Then God appeared to Jacob again, when he came from Padan Aram, and blessed him.
Then God appeared to Jacob again, when he came from Padan Aram, and blessed him.
Genesis 35:11
Also God said to him: "I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall proceed from you, and kings shall come from your body.
Also God said to him: "I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall proceed from you, and kings shall come from your body.
Genesis 35:15
And Jacob called the name of the place where God spoke with him, Bethel.
And Jacob called the name of the place where God spoke with him, Bethel.
Genesis 35:16
Then they journeyed from Bethel. And when there was but a little distance to go to Ephrath, Rachel labored in childbirth, and she had hard labor.
Then they journeyed from Bethel. And when there was but a little distance to go to Ephrath, Rachel labored in childbirth, and she had hard labor.
Exodus 23:27
"I will send My fear before you, I will cause confusion among all the people to whom you come, and will make all your enemies turn their backs to you.
"I will send My fear before you, I will cause confusion among all the people to whom you come, and will make all your enemies turn their backs to you.
Exodus 34:24
For I will cast out the nations before you and enlarge your borders; neither will any man covet your land when you go up to appear before the LORD your God three times in the year.
For I will cast out the nations before you and enlarge your borders; neither will any man covet your land when you go up to appear before the LORD your God three times in the year.
Deuteronomy 11:25
No man shall be able to stand against you; the LORD your God will put the dread of you and the fear of you upon all the land where you tread, just as He has said to you.
No man shall be able to stand against you; the LORD your God will put the dread of you and the fear of you upon all the land where you tread, just as He has said to you.
Joshua 5:1
So it was, when all the kings of the Amorites who were on the west side of the Jordan, and all the kings of the Canaanites who were by the sea, heard that the Lord had dried up the waters of the Jordan from before the children of Israel until we [fn] had crossed over, that their heart melted; and there was no spirit in them any longer because of the children of Israel.
So it was, when all the kings of the Amorites who were on the west side of the Jordan, and all the kings of the Canaanites who were by the sea, heard that the Lord had dried up the waters of the Jordan from before the children of Israel until we [fn] had crossed over, that their heart melted; and there was no spirit in them any longer because of the children of Israel.
1 Samuel 11:7
So he took a yoke of oxen and cut them in pieces, and sent them throughout all the territory of Israel by the hands of messengers, saying, "Whoever does not go out with Saul and Samuel to battle, so it shall be done to his oxen." And the fear of the LORD fell on the people, and they came out with one consent.
So he took a yoke of oxen and cut them in pieces, and sent them throughout all the territory of Israel by the hands of messengers, saying, "Whoever does not go out with Saul and Samuel to battle, so it shall be done to his oxen." And the fear of the LORD fell on the people, and they came out with one consent.
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.
