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Psalms 68:2
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Psalms 68:2
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May you blow them away like smoke— as wax melts before the fire, may the wicked perish before God.
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Psalms 68:2 in Other Translations
KJV
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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.
ESV
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As smoke is driven away, so you shall drive them away; as wax melts before fire, so the wicked shall perish before God!
NLT
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Blow them away like smoke. Melt them like wax in a fire. Let the wicked perish in the presence of God.
MSG
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Gone like a puff of smoke, like a blob of wax in the fire - one look at God and the wicked vanish.
CSB
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As smoke is blown away, so You blow [them] away. As wax melts before the fire, so the wicked are destroyed before God.
Psalms 68:2 In-Context
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May God arise, may his enemies be scattered; may his foes flee before him.
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May you blow them away like smoke— as wax melts before the fire, may the wicked perish before God.
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But may the righteous be glad and rejoice before God; may they be happy and joyful.
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Sing to God, sing in praise of his name, extol him who rides on the clouds ; rejoice before him—his name is the LORD.
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A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling.
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Psalms 37:20
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Hosea 13:3
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Psalms 22:14
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Isaiah 9:18
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Micah 1:4
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Numbers 10:35
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Psalms 9:3
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Psalms 80:16
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