Psalms 35:6
Their way is darkness and slipperiness, And a messenger of Jehovah their pursuer.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Let their way be dark and slippery: and let the angel of the LORD persecute them.
In Context
5They are as chaff before wind, And a messenger of Jehovah driving away.
7For without cause they hid for me their netpit, Without cause they digged for my soul.
Cross References
Psalms 73:18Only, in slippery places Thou dost set them, Thou hast caused them to fall to desolations.
Jeremiah 13:16Give ye to Jehovah your God honour, Before He doth cause darkness, And before your feet stumble on dark mountains, And ye have waited for light, And He hath made it for death-shade, And hath appointed [it] for thick darkness.
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 →