Key Verse Spotlight
Psalms 35:5 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the LORD chase {them}.”
Psalms 35:5
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
Draw out also the spear, and stop {the way} against them that persecute me: say unto my soul, I {am} thy salvation.
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.
Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the LORD chase {them}.
Let their way be dark and slippery: and let the angel of the LORD persecute them. {dark...: Heb. darkness and slipperiness}
For without cause have they hid for me their net {in} a pit, {which} without cause they have digged for my soul.
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