Psalms 68:2
Psalms · Old Testament · Chapter 68
“As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.”Psalms 68:2
What Does Psalms 68:2 Mean?
Psalms 68:2 is found in the book of Psalms, chapter 68, verse 2 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Psalms 68:2 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Psalms 37:20“But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away.”Micah 1:4“And the mountains shall be molten under him, and the valleys shall be cleft, as wax before the fire, and as the waters that are poured down a steep place.”Hosea 13:3“Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud, and as the early dew that passeth away, as the chaff that is driven with the whirlwind out of the floor, and as the smoke out of the chimney.”Psalms 64:10“The righteous shall be glad in the LORD, and shall trust in him; and all the upright in heart shall glory.”Psalms 22:14“I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels.”Psalms 97:5“The hills melted like wax at the presence of the LORD, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.”Isaiah 9:18“For wickedness burneth as the fire: it shall devour the briers and thorns, and shall kindle in the thickets of the forest, and they shall mount up like the lifting up of smoke.”Jeremiah 46:15“Why are thy valiant men swept away? they stood not, because the LORD did drive them.”Revelation 6:16“And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:”Exodus 15:15“Then the dukes of Edom shall be amazed; the mighty men of Moab, trembling shall take hold upon them; all the inhabitants of Canaan shall melt away.”Psalms 80:16“It is burned with fire, it is cut down: they perish at the rebuke of thy countenance.”Nahum 1:10“For while they be folden together as thorns, and while they are drunken as drunkards, they shall be devoured as stubble fully dry.”Genesis 4:16“And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.”1 Samuel 14:16“And the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked; and, behold, the multitude melted away, and they went on beating down one another.”Job 24:19“Drought and heat consume the snow waters: so doth the grave those which have sinned.”Psalms 76:7“Thou, even thou, art to be feared: and who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry?”Isaiah 64:2“As when the melting fire burneth, the fire causeth the waters to boil, to make thy name known to thine adversaries, that the nations may tremble at thy presence!”Ezekiel 22:21“Yea, I will gather you, and blow upon you in the fire of my wrath, and ye shall be melted in the midst thereof.”Ezekiel 39:2“And I will turn thee back, and leave but the sixth part of thee, and will cause thee to come up from the north parts, and will bring thee upon the mountains of Israel:”Nahum 1:5“The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt, and the earth is burned at his presence, yea, the world, and all that dwell therein.”
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