Psalm 35:5

Contend with My Opponents, O LORD · Psalm 35:1–28
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Translations

Modern
May they be like chaff in the wind, as the angel of the LORD drives them away.
Traditional
Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the Lord chase them.
Literal
Let them be like chaff before the wind, and the angel of YHWH driving them away.
Latin
Fiant tamquam pulvis ante faciem venti, et angelus Domini coarctans eos.

Original

Hebrew
English
May they be like chaff in the wind, as the angel of the LORD drives them away.

Notes

The psalmist desires the Lord's salvation. The language may seem harsh, but it comes from a wish for justice and for the Lord to help the needy and oppressed.

In this lament, the Lord's troubled servant asks God to notice his situation and defend him.

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Topics

Angel (A Spirit): Execute Judgments Upon the Wicked Angel (Holy Trinity): One of the Holy Trinity: Called Angel of the Lord Angels: Execute the Judgments of God Chaff: Figurative Enemy: General Scriptures Concerning Panic in Armies