Psalms 35:5
As chaff before wind may they be, with the Lord’s angel pursuing them.
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the LORD chase them.
In Context
6Slippery and dark be their way, with his angel thrusting them on.
Cross References
Psalms 83:13Whirl them, my God, like dust, like stubble before the wind.
Hosea 13:3Therefore they will be like the morning mist, like the dew that early disappears, like the chaff which blows away from the threshing floor, like the smoke from the window.
Hebrews 11:28Faith led him to institute the Passover and the sprinkling of the blood, so that the Destroyer might not touch the eldest children of the Israelites.
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 →