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Psalms 68:2

Let God arise, and let his enemies be scattered: and let them that hate him flee from before his face.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.

In Context

1Unto the end, a psalm of a canticle for David himself.

3As smoke vanisheth, so let them vanish away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 10:13And Joab and the people that were with him, began to fight against the Syrians: and they immediately fled before him.

Psalms 22:14They have opened their mouths against me, as a lion ravening and roaring.

Psalms 76:7At thy rebuke, O God of Jacob, they have all slumbered that mounted on horseback.

Psalms 97:5The mountains melted like wax, at the presence of the Lord: at the presence of the Lord of all the earth.

Isaiah 33:3At the voice of the angel the people fled, and at the lifting up thyself the nations are scattered.

Jeremiah 46:15Why are thy valiant men come to nothing? they stood not: because the Lord hath overthrown them.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 68:2-7

Prayer for the Dispersion of God's Enemies. 1 Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before him. 2 As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God. 3 But let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God: yea, let them exceedingly rejoice. 4 Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name JAH, and rejoice before him. 5 A father of the fatherless, and a… Read the whole commentary →

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