Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version may their path be dark and slippery, with the angel of the LORD pursuing them. New Living Translation Make their path dark and slippery, with the angel of the LORD pursuing them. English Standard Version Let their way be dark and slippery, with the angel of the LORD pursuing them! Berean Standard Bible May their path be dark and slick, as the angel of the LORD pursues. King James Bible Let their way be dark and slippery: and let the angel of the LORD persecute them. New King James Version Let their way be dark and slippery, And let the angel of the LORD pursue them. New American Standard Bible Let their way be dark and slippery, With the angel of the LORD pursuing them. NASB 1995 Let their way be dark and slippery, With the angel of the LORD pursuing them. NASB 1977 Let their way be dark and slippery, With the angel of the LORD pursuing them. Legacy Standard Bible Let their way be dark and slippery, With the angel of Yahweh pursuing them. Amplified Bible Let their way be dark and slippery, With the angel of the LORD pursuing and harassing them. Christian Standard Bible Let their way be dark and slippery, with the angel of the LORD pursuing them. Holman Christian Standard Bible Let their way be dark and slippery, with the angel of the LORD pursuing them. American Standard Version Let their way be dark and slippery, And the angel of Jehovah pursuing them. Contemporary English Version Make them run in the dark on a slippery road, as your angel chases them. English Revised Version Let their way be dark and slippery, and the angel of the LORD pursuing them. GOD'S WORD® Translation Let their path be dark and slippery as the Messenger of the LORD pursues them. Good News Translation May their path be dark and slippery while the angel of the LORD strikes them down! International Standard Version May their path be dark and slippery, as the messenger of the LORD tracks them down. Majority Standard Bible May their path be dark and slick, as the angel of the LORD pursues. NET Bible May their path be dark and slippery, as the LORD's angel chases them! New Heart English Bible Let their way be dark and slippery, The LORD's angel pursuing them. Webster's Bible Translation Let their way be dark and slippery: and let the angel of the LORD persecute them. World English Bible Let their way be dark and slippery, Yahweh’s angel pursuing them. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionTheir way is darkness and slipperiness, "" And a messenger of YHWH—their pursuer. Young's Literal Translation Their way is darkness and slipperiness, And a messenger of Jehovah their pursuer. Smith's Literal Translation Their way shall be darkness and slippery places, and the messenger of Jehovah pursuing them. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleLet their way become dark and slippery; and let the angel of the Lord pursue them. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible Make their way slippery and dark, with the angel of the LORD pursuing them. New Revised Standard Version Let their way be dark and slippery, with the angel of the LORD pursuing them. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleLet their way be dark and slippery, and let the angel of the LORD persecute them. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Their way will be dark and it will be in a slippery place and The Angel of God will persecute them. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Let their way be dark and slippery, The angel of the LORD pursuing them. Brenton Septuagint Translation Let their way be dark and slippery, and an angel of the Lord persecuting them. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Contend with My Opponents…5May they be like chaff in the wind, as the angel of the LORD drives them away. 6May their path be dark and slick, as the angel of the LORD pursues. 7For without cause they laid their net for me; without reason they dug a pit for my soul.… Cross References Proverbs 4:19 But the way of the wicked is like the darkest gloom; they do not know what makes them stumble. Jeremiah 23:12 “Therefore their path will become slick; they will be driven away into the darkness and fall into it. For I will bring disaster upon them in the year of their punishment,” declares the LORD. Job 18:18 He is driven from light into darkness and is chased from the inhabited world. Isaiah 59:10 Like the blind, we feel our way along the wall, groping like those without eyes. We stumble at midday as in the twilight; among the vigorous we are like the dead. Job 5:14 They encounter darkness by day and grope at noon as in the night. Isaiah 8:22 Then they will look to the earth and see only distress and darkness and the gloom of anguish. And they will be driven into utter darkness. Isaiah 47:11 But disaster will come upon you; you will not know how to charm it away. A calamity will befall you that you will be unable to ward off. Devastation will happen to you suddenly and unexpectedly. Isaiah 50:10 Who among you fears the LORD and obeys the voice of His Servant? Who among you walks in darkness and has no light? Let him trust in the name of the LORD; let him lean on his God. Lamentations 3:2 He has driven me away and made me walk in darkness instead of light. Micah 7:8 Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will arise; though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light. John 12:35 Then Jesus told them, “For a little while longer, the Light will be among you. Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going. Matthew 15:14 Disregard them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.” Luke 1:79 to shine on those who live in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.” Romans 11:10 May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever.” 1 John 2:11 But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness. He does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes. Treasury of Scripture Let their way be dark and slippery: and let the angel of the LORD persecute them. their Psalm 73:18 Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction. Proverbs 4:19 The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble. Jeremiah 13:16 Give glory to the LORD your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while ye look for light, he turn it into the shadow of death, and make it gross darkness. dark and slippery [heb. Jump to Previous Angel Danger Dark Darkness Full Messenger Path Persecute Pursue Pursuer Pursuing Slippery Troubled WayJump to Next Angel Danger Dark Darkness Full Messenger Path Persecute Pursue Pursuer Pursuing Slippery Troubled WayPsalm 35 1. David prays for his own safety, and his enemies' confusion11. He complains of their wrongful dealing 22. Thereby he incites God against them May their path The phrase "their path" refers to the way or course of life that the enemies of the psalmist are taking. In Hebrew, the word for "path" is "orach," which often signifies a well-trodden road or a way of life. The psalmist is invoking divine intervention to disrupt the plans and actions of those who seek to harm him. This reflects a common biblical theme where the righteous seek God's justice against the wicked, trusting that God will make their way difficult and uncertain. be dark and slippery as the angel of the LORD pursues them Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew May their pathדַרְכָּ֗ם (ḏar·kām) Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action be יְֽהִי־ (yə·hî-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be dark חֹ֥שֶׁךְ (ḥō·šeḵ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2822: The dark, darkness, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness and slick, וַחֲלַקְלַקּ֑וֹת (wa·ḥă·laq·laq·qō·wṯ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 2519: Something very smooth, a treacherous spot, blandishment as the angel וּמַלְאַ֥ךְ (ū·mal·’aḵ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4397: A messenger, of God, an angel of the LORD יְ֝הוָ֗ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel pursues. רֹדְפָֽם׃ (rō·ḏə·p̄ām) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 7291: To pursue, chase, persecute Links Psalm 35:6 NIVPsalm 35:6 NLT Psalm 35:6 ESV Psalm 35:6 NASB Psalm 35:6 KJV Psalm 35:6 BibleApps.com Psalm 35:6 Biblia Paralela Psalm 35:6 Chinese Bible Psalm 35:6 French Bible Psalm 35:6 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 35:6 Let their way be dark and slippery (Psalm Ps Psa.) |