Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version May you blow them away like smoke— as wax melts before the fire, may the wicked perish before God. New Living Translation Blow them away like smoke. Melt them like wax in a fire. Let the wicked perish in the presence of God. English Standard Version As smoke is driven away, so you shall drive them away; as wax melts before fire, so the wicked shall perish before God! Berean Standard Bible As smoke is blown away, You will drive them out; as wax melts before the fire, the wicked will perish in the presence of God. King James Bible 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. New King James Version 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. New American Standard Bible As smoke is driven away, so drive them away; As wax melts before a fire, So the wicked will perish before God. NASB 1995 As smoke is driven away, so drive them away; As wax melts before the fire, So let the wicked perish before God. NASB 1977 As smoke is driven away, so drive them away; As wax melts before the fire, So let the wicked perish before God. Legacy Standard Bible As smoke is driven away, so drive them away; As wax melts before the fire, So let the wicked perish before God. Amplified Bible As smoke is driven away, so drive them away; As wax melts before the fire, So let the wicked and guilty perish before [the presence of] God. Christian Standard Bible As smoke is blown away, so you blow them away. As wax melts before the fire, so the wicked are destroyed before God. Holman Christian Standard Bible As smoke is blown away, so You blow them away. As wax melts before the fire, so the wicked are destroyed before God. American Standard Version 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. Contemporary English Version Scatter them like smoke! When you come near, make them melt like wax in a fire. English Revised Version 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation Blow them away like smoke. Let wicked people melt in God's presence like wax next to a fire. Good News Translation As smoke is blown away, so he drives them off; as wax melts in front of the fire, so do the wicked perish in God's presence. International Standard Version As smoke is driven away, so you drive them away. As wax melts in the presence of fire, so the wicked die in the presence of God. Majority Standard Bible As smoke is blown away, You will drive them out; as wax melts before the fire, the wicked will perish in the presence of God. NET Bible As smoke is driven away by the wind, so you drive them away. As wax melts before fire, so the wicked are destroyed before God. New Heart English Bible 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. Webster's Bible Translation 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. World English Bible 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. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionYou drive them away as the driving away of smoke, "" As the melting of wax before fire, "" The wicked perish at the presence of God. Young's Literal Translation As the driving away of smoke Thou drivest away, As the melting of wax before fire, The wicked perish at the presence of God. Smith's Literal Translation As smoke being dispersed thou wilt disperse: as wax melting from the face of fire, the unjust shall perish from the face of God. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAs smoke vanisheth, so let them vanish away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible As the smoke is dispersed, disperse them; as wax is melted by fire, so may the wicked perish before God. New Revised Standard Version As smoke is driven away, so drive them away; as wax melts before the fire, let the wicked perish before God. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAs smoke is driven away, so let them vanish; as wax melts before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And they will vanish like smoke vanishes, and as wax is melted before fire, the wicked shall be destroyed from before God. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917As smoke is driven away, so drive them away; As wax melteth before the fire, So let the wicked perish at the presence of God. Brenton Septuagint Translation As smoke vanishes, let them vanish: as wax melts before the fire, so let the sinners perish from before God. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context God's Enemies Are Scattered1For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. A song. God arises. His enemies are scattered, and those who hate Him flee His presence. 2As smoke is blown away, You will drive them out; as wax melts before the fire, the wicked will perish in the presence of God. 3But the righteous will be glad and rejoice before God; they will celebrate with joy.… Cross References Isaiah 64:2 as fire kindles the brushwood and causes the water to boil, to make Your name known to Your enemies, so that the nations will tremble at Your presence! Nahum 1:5-6 The mountains quake before Him, and the hills melt away; the earth trembles at His presence—the world and all its dwellers. / Who can withstand His indignation? Who can endure His burning anger? His wrath is poured out like fire; even rocks are shattered before Him. Malachi 4:1 “For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace, when all the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble; the day is coming when I will set them ablaze,” says the LORD of Hosts. “Not a root or branch will be left to them.” Psalm 37:20 But the wicked and enemies of the LORD will perish like the glory of the fields. They will vanish; like smoke they will fade away. Psalm 37:38 But the transgressors will all be destroyed; the future of the wicked will be cut off. Psalm 1:4 Not so the wicked! For they are like chaff driven off by the wind. Job 21:18 Are they like straw before the wind, like chaff swept away by a storm? Hosea 13:3 Therefore they will be like the morning mist, like the early dew that vanishes, like chaff blown from a threshing floor, like smoke through an open window. Isaiah 41:11-12 Behold, all who rage against you will be ashamed and disgraced; those who contend with you will be reduced to nothing and will perish. / You will seek them but will not find them. Those who wage war against you will come to nothing. Isaiah 17:13 The nations rage like the rush of many waters. He rebukes them, and they flee far away, driven before the wind like chaff on the hills, like tumbleweeds before a gale. Matthew 3:12 His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.” Matthew 13:40-42 As the weeds are collected and burned in the fire, so will it be at the end of the age. / The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will weed out of His kingdom every cause of sin and all who practice lawlessness. / And they will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Luke 3:17 His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather the wheat into His barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.” 2 Thessalonians 1:7-9 and to grant relief to you who are oppressed and to us as well. This will take place when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels / in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. / They will suffer the penalty of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and the glory of His might, Hebrews 10:27 but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume all adversaries. Treasury of Scripture 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 Psalm 37:20 But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away. Isaiah 9:18 For wickedness burneth as the fire: it shall devour the briers and thorns, and shall kindle in the thickets of the forest, and they shall mount up like the lifting up of smoke. Hosea 13:3 Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud, and as the early dew that passeth away, as the chaff that is driven with the whirlwind out of the floor, and as the smoke out of the chimney. as wax Psalm 97:5 The hills melted like wax at the presence of the LORD, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth. Isaiah 64:2 As when the melting fire burneth, the fire causeth the waters to boil, to make thy name known to thine adversaries, that the nations may tremble at thy presence! 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. in the presence Psalm 76:7 Thou, even thou, art to be feared: and who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry? Psalm 80:16 It is burned with fire, it is cut down: they perish at the rebuke of thy countenance. Nahum 1:5,6 The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt, and the earth is burned at his presence, yea, the world, and all that dwell therein… Jump to Previous Blow Blown Drive Driven Drivest Driving End Fire Melteth Melting Melts Perish Presence Smoke Soft Turning Wax Wicked WindJump to Next Blow Blown Drive Driven Drivest Driving End Fire Melteth Melting Melts Perish Presence Smoke Soft Turning Wax Wicked WindPsalm 68 1. A prayer at the removing of the ark4. An exhortation to praise God for his mercies 7. for his care of the church 19. for his great works As smoke is blown away This phrase evokes the imagery of smoke being dispersed by the wind, symbolizing the transient and insubstantial nature of the wicked. In biblical times, smoke was often associated with destruction and judgment, as seen in the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah (Genesis 19:28). The imagery suggests that just as smoke cannot withstand the wind, the wicked cannot withstand God's judgment. This aligns with the biblical theme of God's sovereignty and power over His creation, as seen in Job 37:21-22, where God's presence is likened to the wind dispersing clouds. You will drive them out as wax melts before the fire the wicked will perish in the presence of God Persons / Places / Events 1. GodThe central figure in this verse, God is depicted as a powerful force against the wicked, driving them out and causing them to perish. 2. The Wicked Those who oppose God and His righteousness, symbolized as smoke and wax, which are transient and easily destroyed. 3. Smoke and Wax Metaphors used to describe the temporary and fragile nature of the wicked in the face of God's power. 4. Presence of God The divine presence that causes the wicked to perish, emphasizing God's holiness and justice. Teaching Points The Transience of WickednessJust as smoke and wax are temporary, so is the power and influence of the wicked. Believers should take comfort in the fact that evil will not prevail. The Power of God's Presence God's presence is transformative and purifying. As believers, we should seek to live in His presence, allowing His holiness to refine us. The Certainty of Divine Justice God's justice is sure and will be executed in His perfect timing. We should trust in His righteous judgment and not take vengeance into our own hands. Living Righteously In light of the fate of the wicked, believers are called to pursue righteousness and align their lives with God's will. Hope in God's Deliverance This verse assures us of God's deliverance from evil. We can have hope and confidence in His ability to protect and save us.(2) Smoke.--The figure of the vanishing smoke has occurred before (see Psalm 37:20); for that of the melting wax see Psalm 97:5. Both figures are too obvious to need reference to the cloud and fire of the ancient encampment.Verse 2. - As smoke is driven away, so drive them away. As clouds of smoke are dispersed and driven away by the wind, and totally disappear, so let God, whenever his enemies congregate, scatter and disperse them, and reduce them to nothingness. As wax melteth before the firs, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God. As smoke vanishes, so wax entirely melts away and disappears before a hot fire (comp. Psalm 22:14; Psalm 97:5). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew As smokeעָשָׁ֗ן (‘ā·šān) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6227: Smoke is blown away, כְּהִנְדֹּ֥ף (kə·hin·dōp̄) Preposition-k | Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct Strong's 5086: To shove asunder, disperse You will drive [them] out; תִּ֫נְדֹּ֥ף (tin·dōp̄) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 5086: To shove asunder, disperse as wax דּ֭וֹנַג (dō·w·naḡ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1749: Wax (as melting) melts כְּהִמֵּ֣ס (kə·him·mês) Preposition-k | Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct Strong's 4549: To liquefy, to waste, to faint before מִפְּנֵי־ (mip·pə·nê-) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 6440: The face the fire, אֵ֑שׁ (’êš) Noun - common singular Strong's 784: A fire the wicked רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים (rə·šā·‘îm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 7563: Wrong, an, bad person will perish יֹאבְד֥וּ (yō·ḇə·ḏū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 6: To wander away, lose oneself, to perish in the presence מִפְּנֵ֥י (mip·pə·nê) Preposition-m | Noun - common plural construct Strong's 6440: The face of God. אֱלֹהִֽים׃ (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative Links Psalm 68:2 NIVPsalm 68:2 NLT Psalm 68:2 ESV Psalm 68:2 NASB Psalm 68:2 KJV Psalm 68:2 BibleApps.com Psalm 68:2 Biblia Paralela Psalm 68:2 Chinese Bible Psalm 68:2 French Bible Psalm 68:2 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 68:2 As smoke is driven away so drive (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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