KJV ORIGINAL
O my God, make them like a wheel; as the stubble before the wind.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
O my God, make them like a tumbleweed, like dry stalks blown away by the wind.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The writer is asking God to scatter his enemies like lightweight debris that gets blown away by strong wind.
📚 Historical Context
This psalm was written during a time when multiple enemy nations had formed an alliance against Israel, seeking to destroy them completely. The psalmist uses imagery from Palestinian agriculture, where after harvest, the worthless stubble and chaff would be blown away by the wind, leaving only what was valuable.
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