Psa 35:4-6 | NETfull | STEP | May those who seek my life be embarrassed and humiliated! May those who plan to harm me be turned back and ashamed!

Psalms 35:4-6

4 May those who seek my life be embarrassed and humiliated!
May those who plan to harm me be turned back and ashamed! ^{▼▼ 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.}
5 May they be ^{▼▼ The prefixed verbal form is taken as a jussive. See v. 4.} like wind-driven chaff,
as the Lord’s angel ^{▼▼ See the mention of the Lord’s angel in Ps 34:7.} attacks them! ^{▼▼ Heb “as the Lord’s angel pushes [them].”}
6 May their path be ^{▼▼ The prefixed verbal form is distinctly jussive, indicating this is a prayer.} dark and slippery,
as the Lord’s angel chases them!