Logos Bible Study

Psalm 35:4–6

New International Version (2011)Other versions

English

Arabic

Czech

French

German

Hebrew

Hungarian

Italian

Korean

Latin

Portuguese

Russian

Simplified Chinese

Spanish

Traditional Chinese

4May those who seek my lifep

be disgracedq and put to shame;r

may those who plot my ruin

be turned backs in dismay.

5May they be like chafft before the wind,

with the angel of the Lordu driving them away;

6may their path be dark and slippery,

with the angel of the Lord pursuing them.

Read in Logos

Cross references

  1. pPs 38:12; 40:14; Jer 4:30
  2. qPs 69:6, 19; 70:2; 83:17; Isa 45:16; Mal 2:9
  3. rPs 25:3
  4. sPs 129:5
  5. tSee Job 13:25; Ps 1:4
  6. uPs 34:7

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Let them be put to shame and dishonor

who seek after my life!

Let them be turned back and disappointed

who devise evil against me!

Let them be like chaff before the wind,

with the angel of the Lord driving them away!

Let their way be dark and slippery,

with the angel of the Lord pursuing them!

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Let those who intend to take my life

be disgraced and humiliated;

let those who plan to harm me

be turned back and ashamed.

Let them be like chaff in the wind,

with the angel of the Lord driving them away.

Let their way be dark and slippery,

with the angel of the Lord pursuing them.

NLTNew Living Translation

Bring shame and disgrace on those trying to kill me;

turn them back and humiliate those who want to harm me.

Blow them away like chaff in the wind—

a wind sent by the angel of the Lord.

Make their path dark and slippery,

with the angel of the Lord pursuing them.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Let those who seek my life be shamed and humiliated.

Let those who plot calamity against me be repulsed and ashamed.

Let them be like chaff before the wind,

with the angel of Yahweh driving them.

Let their way be dark and slippery,

with the angel of Yahweh pursuing them.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.