5They are as chaff before wind, And a messenger of Jehovah driving away.


In Context

2 Take hold of shield and buckler, and rise for my help,

3 And draw out spear and lance, To meet my pursuers. Say to my soul, 'Thy salvation I am.'

4 They are ashamed and blush, those seeking my soul, Turned backward and confounded, Those devising my evil.

5 They are as chaff before wind, And a messenger of Jehovah driving away.

6 Their way is darkness and slipperiness, And a messenger of Jehovah their pursuer.

7 For without cause they hid for me their netpit, Without cause they digged for my soul.

Psalm 35:5 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

35:5Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the LORD chase [them. ]

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

35:5May they be like chaff before the wind, with the angel of the Lord driving them away;

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

35:5Let them become as dust before the wind : and let the angel of the Lord straiten them.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

35:5Let them be as chaff before the wind, And the angel of Jehovah driving them on.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

35:5Let them be as chaff before the wind, and let the angel of Jehovah drive them away;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

35:5Let them be as chaff before the wind, and the angel of the LORD driving them on.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

35:5Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the LORD chase them.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

35:5Let them be as chaff before the wind, Yahweh's angel driving them on.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

35:5Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the LORD chase them.