Psalms Chapter 68 verse 2 Holy 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.
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Let them be like smoke before the driving wind; as wax turning soft before the fire, so let them come to an end before the power of God.
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As smoke is driven, thou wilt drive them away; as wax melteth before the fire, the wicked shall perish at the presence of God.
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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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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.
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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.
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As the driving away of smoke Thou drivest away, As the melting of wax before fire, The wicked perish at the presence of God.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 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).
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(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.
