For without cause they have hidden their net in a pit for me. Without cause they have dug a pit for my soul.
Parallel translations
- KJV For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have digged for my soul.
- BSB For without cause they laid their net for me; without reason they dug a pit for my soul.
- NKJV For without cause they have hidden their net for me in a pit, Which they have dug without cause for my life.
- NASB For they hid their net for me without cause; Without cause they dug a pit for my soul.
- NLT I did them no wrong, but they laid a trap for me. I did them no wrong, but they dug a pit to catch me.
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Quick answer
David protests that his enemies hid a net and dug a pit for him without cause.
Overview
David stresses the injustice of his suffering: his enemies plotted his ruin with no provocation from him. The hidden net and pit picture treacherous, unprovoked schemes. This innocent suffering at the hands of causeless enemies foreshadows Christ, hated without cause.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 9
- John 15:25But this happened so that the word may be fulfilled which was written in their law, ‘They hated me without a cause.’
- Ps 140:5The proud have hidden a snare for me, they have spread the cords of a net by the path. They have set traps for me. Selah.
- Ps 9:15The nations have sunk down in the pit that they made. In the net which they hid, their own foot is taken.
- Job 18:8For he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he wanders into its mesh.
- Ps 25:3Yes, no one who waits for you shall be shamed. They shall be shamed who deal treacherously without cause.
- Ps 69:4Those who hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head. Those who want to cut me off, being my enemies wrongfully, are mighty. I have to restore what I didn’t take away.
- Ps 7:3–5Yahweh, my God, if I have done this, if there is iniquity in my hands,
- Ps 119:85The proud have dug pits for me, contrary to your law.
- Ps 64:4to shoot innocent men from ambushes. They shoot at him suddenly and fearlessly.
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