Psalms 35:6

6 Let their way be dark and slippery, with the angel of Yahweh pursuing 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 shamed and humiliated. Let those who plot calamity against me be repulsed and ashamed.

5 Let them be like chaff before [the] wind, with the angel of Yahweh {driving them}.

6 Let their way be dark and slippery, with the angel of Yahweh pursuing them.

7 For without cause they secretly hide the pit with their net for me; without cause they dug [it] for my life.

8 Let {unforeseen ruin} come on him, and his net that he hid, let it catch him. Let him fall into it in ruin.