Discovery BoxPsalms 35:4-6 
Context35:4 May those who seek my life be embarrassed and humiliated!
May those who plan to harm me be turned back and ashamed! 1
35:5 May they be 2 like wind-driven chaff,
as the Lord’s angel 3 attacks them! 4
35:6 May their path be 5 dark and slippery,
as the Lord’s angel chases them!
1 tn The four prefixed verbal forms in this verse are understood as jussives. The psalmist is calling judgment down on his enemies. See also the distinct jussive form in v. 6.
2 tn The prefixed verbal form is taken as a jussive. See v. 4.
3 sn See the mention of the
4 tn Heb “as the
5 tn The prefixed verbal form is distinctly jussive, indicating this is a prayer.
