Psalms 68:2

68:1 To the chief Musician, A Psalm or Song of David. Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before him. before: Heb. from his face

As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.

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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.

As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.

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.

68:3 But let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God: yea, let them exceedingly rejoice. exceedingly: Heb. rejoice with gladness

What does Psalms 68:2 mean?

Psalms 68:2 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include עָשָׁן (ʻâshân), נָדַף (nâdaph), דּוֹנַג (dôwnag).

Hebrew interlinear

smokeעָשָׁןʻâshân/aw-shawn'/H6227smoke, literally or figuratively (vapor, dust, anger)

driven

away,נָדַףnâdaph/naw-daf'/H5086to shove asunder, i.e. disperse

drive

them

away:נָדַףnâdaph/naw-daf'/H5086to shove asunder, i.e. disperse

waxדּוֹנַגdôwnag/do-nag'/H1749wax;

meltethמָסַסmâçaç/maw-sas'/H4549to liquefy; figuratively, to waste (with disease), to faint (with fatigue, fear or grief)

beforeפָּנִיםpânîym/paw-neem'/H6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)

the

fire,אֵשׁʼêsh/aysh/H784fire (literally or figuratively)

let

the

wickedרָשָׁעrâshâʻ/raw-shaw'/H7563morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person

perishאָבַדʼâbad/aw-bad'/H6properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)

the

presenceפָּנִיםpânîym/paw-neem'/H6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)

God.אֱלֹהִיםʼĕlôhîym/el-o-heem'/H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 68:2.

Exodus 19:18

And mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke, because the LORD descended upon it in fire: and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked greatly.

Genesis 15:17

And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces. a burning: Heb. a lamp of fire

Job 11:20

But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope shall be as the giving up of the ghost. they shall: Heb. flight shall perish from them the giving: or, a puff of breath

Micah 1:4

And the mountains shall be molten under him, and the valleys shall be cleft, as wax before the fire, and as the waters that are poured down a steep place. a steep: Heb. a descent

Psalms 22:14

I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels. out of: or, sundered

Psalms 97:5

The hills melted like wax at the presence of the LORD, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 68:2 say?

Psalms 68:2 (King James Version) reads: "As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God."

Is Psalms 68:2 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 68:2 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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