Psalms 35:6

6 Let their path be dark and slippery as the Messenger of the LORD pursues them.

Psalms 35:6 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 35:6

Let their way be dark and slippery
In which they run before the angel, chasing and pursuing them; so that they know not where they are, at what they stumble, whither to flee, nor how to stand; the ways of wicked men are as darkness, they know not in what condition they are, and whither they are going; and utter darkness, even blackness of darkness, is reserved for them: but here it means a calamitous, uncomfortable, fickle, and unstable situation in this life; see ( Jeremiah 23:11 Jeremiah 23:12 ) . The allusion is to some of the valleys in the land of Palestine, which were dark, and the roads in them very smooth and slippery, as travellers in those parts have observed ^F17;

and let the angel of God persecute them; (See Gill on Psalms 35:5).

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FOOTNOTES:

F17 See Maundrell's Travel's, p. 7.

Psalms 35:6 In-Context

4 Let those who seek my life be put to shame and disgraced. Let those who plan my downfall be turned back in confusion.

5 Let them be like husks blown by the wind as the Messenger of the LORD chases them.

6 Let their path be dark and slippery as the Messenger of the LORD pursues them.

7 For no reason they hid their net in a pit. For no reason they dug the pit [to trap me].

8 Let destruction surprise them. Let the net that they hid catch them. Let them fall into their own pit and be destroyed.