Parallel PSA 68:2

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OEB As smoke before wind is driven,
 ⇔ as wax melts before fire,
 ⇔ so before God vanish the wicked.

WEBBE As smoke is driven away,
 ⇔ so drive them away.
 ⇔ As wax melts before the fire,
 ⇔ so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET As smoke is driven away by the wind, so you drive them away.
 ⇔ As wax melts before fire,
 ⇔ so the wicked are destroyed before God.

LSV You drive them away as the driving away of smoke,
As the melting of wax before fire,
The wicked perish at the presence of God.

FBV Blow them away as if they were smoke; melt them like beeswax in a fire. Let the wicked die in God's presence.

T4T Like wind blows smoke away,
 ⇔ chase your enemies away.
 ⇔ Like wax melts when it is near a fire,
 ⇔ cause wicked people to ◄disappear/be destroyed►.

LEB  • them off. As wax melts before fire,
 •  the wicked will perish before God.

BBE Let them be like smoke before the driving wind; as wax turning soft before the fire, so let them come to an end before the power of God.

Moff as smoke is driven before the wind,
 ⇔ as wax melts at a fire,
 ⇔ so the ungodly perish before God.

JPS (68-3) 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.

ASV 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.

DRA SAVE me, O God: for the waters are come in even unto my soul.

YLT As the driving away of smoke Thou drivest away, As the melting of wax before fire, The wicked perish at the presence of God.

Drby As smoke is driven, thou wilt drive them away; as wax melteth before the fire, the wicked shall perish at the presence of [fn]God.

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RV 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.

Wbstr 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.

KJB-1769 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.

KJB-1611 As smoke is driuen away, so driue them away: as waxe melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.
   (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps Lyke as the smoke vanisheth, so wylt thou cause them to vanishe away: and lyke as water melteth at the fire, so wyll the vngodly perishe at the presence of the Lorde.
   (Lyke as the smoke vanisheth, so wilt/will thou/you cause them to vanishe away: and like as water melteth at the fire, so will the ungodly perish at the presence of the Lord.)

Gnva As the smoke vanisheth, so shalt thou driue them away: and as waxe melteth before the fire, so shall the wicked perish at the presence of God.
   (As the smoke vanisheth, so shalt thou/you drive them away: and as wax melteth before the fire, so shall the wicked perish at the presence of God. )

Cvdl Like as the smoke vanisheth, so shalt thou dryue them awaye: and like as waxe melteth at the fyre, so shall the vngodly perish at the presence off God.
   (Like as the smoke vanisheth, so shalt thou/you drive them away: and like as wax melteth at the fire, so shall the ungodly perish at the presence off God.)

Wycl God, make thou me saaf; for watris `entriden til to my soule.
   (God, make thou/you me safe; for waters `entriden till to my soul.)

Luth Es stehe GOtt auf, daß seine Feinde zerstreuet werden, und die ihn hassen, vor ihm fliehen.
   (It stehe God on/in/to, that his enemies zerstreuet become, and the him/it hassen, before/in_front_of him fliehen.)

ClVg [Salvum me fac, Deus, quoniam intraverunt aquæ usque ad animam meam.
   ([Salvum me fac, God, quoniam intraverunt awhich until to animam meam. )