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Psalms 35:5 — King James Version← Study notes

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


Psalms 35:5Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 35:57 words
HebrewMeaning
יִֽהְי֗וּyihəyw
may they beverbH1961
altogether · be · accomplished · committed ···
כְּ/מֹ֥ץkəmōṣ
like chaffpronH4671
לִ/פְנֵיlipənēy
beforepronH6440
accept · against · anger · as ···
ר֑וּחַrwḥa
a windnounH7307
anger · blast · breath · cool ···
וּ/מַלְאַ֖ךְwmaləʾakə
and the angel ofconjH4397
angel · king · messenger
יְהוָ֣הyəhwāh
YahwehnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
דּוֹחֶֽהdwōḥeh
pushingverbH1760
drive away · overthrow · outcast · sore ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 35:5

1. ...The title of it causes us no delay, for it is both brief, and to be understood not difficult, especially to those nursed in the Church of God. For so it is, “To David himself.” The Psalm then is to David himself: now David is interpreted, Strong in hand, or Desirable. The Psalm then is to the Strong in hand, and Desirable, to Him who for us has overcome death, who unto us has promised life: for in this is He Strong in hand, that He has overcome death for us; in this is…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 35 (excerpt)
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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