Charles Ellicott Commentary Psalms 35:5

"Let them be as chaff before the wind, And the angel of Jehovah driving [them] on." — Psalms 35:5 (ASV)

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 is a personification of the “hurricane” itself, which drives before it all obstacles, and overwhelms even whole armies in dangerous places.