Psalms 68:2
As smoke is driven about, Let them be driven about,—As wax is melted before a fire, Let the lawless perish before God.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
1Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered, Yea let them that hate him flee before him:
3But let, the righteous, be glad, let them exult before God, Yea let them rejoice with gladness.
Cross References
2 Samuel 10:13And Joab drew nigh, and the people that were with him, to fight against the Syrians,—and they fled before him.
Psalms 22:14Like water, am I poured out, and, put out of joint, are all my bones,—My heart, hath become, like wax, it is melted in the midst of my body;
Psalms 76:7As for thee, to be feared thou art! Who then shall stand before thee, because of the power of thine anger?
Psalms 97:5The mountains, like wax, have melted, At the presence of Yahweh, At the presence, of the Lord of all the earth.
Isaiah 33:3At the noise of a tumult, the peoples retreated,—When thou didst lift thyself up, nations were scattered.
Jeremiah 46:15Wherefore have thy valiant ones been laid prostrate? He hath made no stand, because, Yahweh, hath driven him back:
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 →