Psalms 35 · Verse 5

Psalms 35:5

Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the Lord chase them.
Psalms 35:5, King James Version

Psalms 35:5 in other translations

BSBMay they be like chaff in the wind, as the angel of the LORD drives them away.
WEBLet them be as chaff before the wind, the LORD’s angel driving them on.
ASVLet them be as chaff before the wind, And the angel of Jehovah driving them on.
YLTThey are as chaff before wind, And a messenger of Jehovah driving away.
DARBYLet them be as chaff before the wind, and let the angel of Jehovah drive them away;
BBELet them be like dust from the grain before the wind; let the angel of the Lord send them in flight.
WebsterLet them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the LORD chase them.

What does Psalms 35:5 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 35:5-6
5-6. (Compare Psa 1:4)--a terrible fate; driven by wind on a slippery path in darkness, and hotly pursued by supernatural violence (2Sa 24:16; Ac 12:23).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 5 Let the angel of the Lord chase them - By angel we may either understand one of those spirits, whether good or bad, commonly thus denominated, or any thing used by God himself as the instrument of their confusion.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 35:1-10

It is no new thing for the most righteous men, and the most righteous cause, to meet with enemies. This is a fruit of the old enmity in the seed of the serpent against the Seed of the woman. David in his afflictions, Christ in his sufferings, the church under persecution, and the Christian in the hour temptation, all beseech the Almighty to appear in their behalf, and to vindicate their cause. We are apt to justify…

Read the full comment on Psalms 35:1-10 →

Psalms 35:5 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

יִֽהְי֗וּyih.Yumay they beH1961
כְּמֹ֥ץke.Motzlike chaffH4671
לִפְנֵי\־lif.nei-<to> beforeH6440
ר֑וּחַRu.acha windH7307
וּמַלְאַ֖ךְu.mal.'Akhand [the] angel ofH4397
יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahwehH3068
דּוֹחֶֽה\׃do.ChehpushingH1760

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 35:5

  • Job 21:18

    They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away.

  • Isaiah 29:5

    Moreover the multitude of thy strangers shall be like small dust, and the multitude of the terrible ones shall be as chaff that passeth away: yea, it shall be at an instant suddenly.

  • Hebrews 11:28

    Through faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of blood, lest he that destroyed the firstborn should touch them.

  • Hosea 13:3

    Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud, and as the early dew that passeth away, as the chaff that is driven with the whirlwind out of the floor, and as the smoke out of the chimney.

  • Exodus 14:19

    And the angel of God, which went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind them; and the pillar of the cloud went from before their face, and stood behind them:

  • Psalms 1:4

    The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.

  • Isaiah 17:13

    The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but God shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like a rolling thing before the whirlwind.

  • Isaiah 37:36

    Then the angel of the Lord went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses.

  • Acts 12:23

    And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.

  • Psalms 83:13-17

    O my God, make them like a wheel; as the stubble before the wind. As the fire burneth a wood, and as the flame setteth the mountains on fire; So persecute them with thy tempest, and make them afraid with thy storm. Fill their faces with shame; that they may seek thy name, O Lord. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
as chaff.
1:4; 83:13-17; Job 21:18; Isa 17:13; 29:5; Ho 13:3
and.
Ex 14:19; Isa 37:36; Ac 12:23; Heb 11:28

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Psalms 35:4

    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.

  • Psalms 35:5

    Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the Lord chase them.

  • Psalms 35:6

    Let their way be dark and slippery: and let the angel of the Lord persecute them.

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Psalms 35:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Sean como el tamo delante del viento; y el ángel de Jehová los acose.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Qu’ils soient comme la balle devant le vent, et que l’ange de l’ Éternel les chasse!
German
Elberfelder 1871		Laß sie sein wie Spreu vor dem Winde, und der Engel Jehovas treibe sie fort!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Iniquitatem meditatus est in cubili suo; astitit omni viæ non bonæ: malitiam autem non odivit.