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Psalms 68:2 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" 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. "
Psalms 68:2
Verse in Context
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1 Let God arise! Let his enemies be scattered! Let them who hate him also flee before him.
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.
3 But let the righteous be glad. Let them rejoice before God. Yes, let them rejoice with gladness.
4 Sing to God! Sing praises to his name! Extol him who rides on the clouds: to the LORD, his name! Rejoice before him!
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Psalms 68:1
"Let God arise! Let his enemies be scattered! Let them who hate him also flee before him."
Psalms 68:3
"But let the righteous be glad. Let them rejoice before God. Yes, let them rejoice with gladness."
Psalms 68:4
"Sing to God! Sing praises to his name! Extol him who rides on the clouds: to the LORD, his name! Rejoice before him!"
Psalms 68:5
"A father of the fatherless, and a defender of the widows, is God in his holy habitation."
Psalms 68:6
"God sets the lonely in families. He brings out the prisoners with singing, but the rebellious dwell in a sun-scorched land."
Psalms 68:7
"God, when you went out before your people, when you marched through the wilderness... Selah."
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