KJV ORIGINAL
Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the LORD chase them.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Let them be like chaff blown away by the wind, with the angel of the LORD driving them away.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The writer is asking God to make his enemies as powerless and scattered as lightweight chaff that gets blown away by wind.
📚 Historical Context
This psalm is attributed to David, likely written during a time when he faced serious persecution from enemies who were pursuing him unjustly. In ancient agricultural societies, chaff was the worthless husks separated from grain during threshing—it was so light that even a gentle wind would blow it away completely.
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