Psalms 35:6

6 Let their way be dark and slippery, and let the angel of the LORD persecute 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 them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul; let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt.

5 Let them be as chaff before the wind, and let the angel of the LORD chase them.

6 Let their way be dark and slippery, and let the angel of the LORD persecute them.

7 For without cause they have hid their net for me in a pit, which without cause they have dug for my soul.

8 Let destruction come upon him unawares; and let the net which he hath hidden catch himself; into that very destruction let him fall.