Psalms 35:5
May they be like dust before the wind; May the angel of the LORD drive them!
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the LORD chase them.
In Context
6May their way be dark and slippery, And may the angel of the LORD pursue them!
Cross References
Job 21:18How often are they as stubble before the wind, Or as chaff, which the whirlwind carrieth away?
Psalms 83:13Make them, O my God! like whirling chaff; Like stubble before the wind!
Isaiah 17:13Like the roaring of mighty waters do the nations roar; He rebuketh them, and they flee away, Driven like the chaff of the mountains before the wind, Like stubble before the whirlwind.
Isaiah 37:36Then an angel of Jehovah went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and eighty-five thousand men; and when the people arose early in the morning, behold they were all dead corpses.
Hosea 13:3Therefore shall they be as the morning cloud, And as the early dew, which passeth away; As chaff driven with a whirlwind from the thrashing-floor, And as smoke from the chimney.
Hebrews 11:28Through faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of the blood, that he who destroyed the first-born might not touch them.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 35:2-11
Prayer for Divine Protection. 1 Plead my cause, O Lord , with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me. 2 Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for mine help. 3 Draw out also the spear, and stop the way against them that persecute me: say unto my soul, I am thy salvation. 4 Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul: let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt. 5 Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the Lord chase… Read the whole commentary →