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Psalms 68:2

1 God arises. His enemies are scattered, and those who hate Him flee His presence.

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.

3 But the righteous will be glad and rejoice before God; they will celebrate with joy.

4 Sing to God! Sing praises to His name. Exalt Him who rides on the clouds — His name is the LORD— and rejoice before Him.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
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.
KJV
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.
WEB
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.
ASV
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.
DARBY
As smoke is driven, thou wilt drive them away; as wax melteth before the fire, the wicked shall perish at the presence of God.
BLB
As smoke is driven away, you will drive [them] away; like the melting of wax from the face of the fire, the wicked will perish before the face of God.
ÅB
Slik som røyk drives bort, så driver du dem bort; slik som voks smelter for ild, forgår de ugudelige for Guds åsyn.
OTB
Som røk blåses bort, slik blåser Du dem bort;
Som voks smelter for ilden,
Slik går de onde til grunne for Gud.
B1930
Likesom røk drives bort, så driver du dem bort; likesom voks smelter for ild, forgår de ugudelige for Guds åsyn.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Micah 1:4

    The mountains will melt beneath Him, and the valleys will split apart, like wax before the fire, like water rushing down a slope.

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  • 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.

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  • Psalms 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.

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  • Revelation 6:16–17

    And they said to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the One seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb.

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  • Isaiah 9:18

    For wickedness burns like a fire that consumes the thorns and briers and kindles the forest thickets which roll upward in billows of smoke.

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  • Psalms 97:5

    The mountains melt like wax at the presence of the LORD, before the Lord of all the earth.

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  • Psalms 80:16

    Your vine has been cut down and burned; they perish at the rebuke of Your countenance.

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  • Psalms 76:7

    You alone are to be feared. When You are angry, who can stand before You?

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