Mazmur 35:5

35:5 May they be ¹  like wind-driven chaff,

as the Lord’s angel ²  attacks them! ³ 

Mazmur 68:1-2

Psalm 68 ⁴ 

For the music director; by David, a psalm, a song.

68:1 God springs into action! ⁵ 

His enemies scatter;

his adversaries ⁶  run from him. ⁷ 

68:2 As smoke is driven away by the wind, so you drive them away. ⁸ 

As wax melts before fire,

so the wicked are destroyed before God.

[35:5]  ¹ tn The prefixed verbal form is taken as a jussive. See v. 4.

[35:5]  ² sn See the mention of the Lord’s angel in Ps 34:7.

[35:5]  ³ tn Heb “as the Lord’s angel pushes [them].”

[68:1]  ⁴ sn Psalm 68. The psalmist depicts God as a mighty warrior and celebrates the fact that God exerts his power on behalf of his people.

[68:1]  ⁵ tn Or “rises up.” The verb form is an imperfect, not a jussive. The psalmist is describing God’s appearance in battle in a dramatic fashion.

[68:1]  ⁶ tn Heb “those who hate him.”

[68:1]  ⁷ sn The wording of v. 1 echoes the prayer in Num 10:35: “Spring into action, Lord! Then your enemies will be scattered and your adversaries will run from you.”

[68:2]  ⁸ tn Heb “as smoke is scattered, you scatter [them].”