Let them be as chaff before the wind—As chaff is driven away in winnowing grain. See the notes at (Psalms 1:4).

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As chaff. —Compare Psalm 1:4, and see Note. There can be little doubt that the “angel of Jehovah” in this and the following verse …

Let them be as chaff before the wind
As they are; see (Psalms 1:4) ;

and let the ange…

It is nothing new for the most righteous people, and the most righteous cause, to meet with enemies. This is a fruit of the old enmity in the seed …

1. In the preceding psalms, the dignity of the just was made manifest; now help is implored against the persecutions of the wicked.

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