Psalms 68:2
As smoke is driven away, so drive them away. As wax melts before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.
World English Bible British with Deuterocanon
In The King James Version
In Context
1Let God arise! Let his enemies be scattered! Let them who hate him also flee before him.
3But let the righteous be glad. Let them rejoice before God. Yes, let them rejoice with gladness.
Cross References
2 Samuel 10:13So Joab and the people who were with him came near to the battle against the Syrians, and they fled before him.
Psalms 22:14I am poured out like water. All my bones are out of joint. My heart is like wax. It is melted within me.
Psalms 76:7You, even you, are to be feared. Who can stand in your sight when you are angry?
Psalms 97:5The mountains melt like wax at the presence of the LORD, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.
Isaiah 33:3At the noise of the thunder, the peoples have fled. When you lift yourself up, the nations are scattered.
Jeremiah 46:15Why are your strong ones swept away? They didn’t stand, because the LORD pushed 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 →