They spread a net for my feet; my soul was despondent. They dug a pit before me, but they themselves have fallen into it! Selah
Parallel translations
- WEB They have prepared a net for my steps. My soul is bowed down. They dig a pit before me. They fall into the middle of it themselves. Selah.
- KJV They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down: they have digged a pit before me, into the midst whereof they are fallen themselves. Selah.
- NKJV They have prepared a net for my steps; My soul is bowed down; They have dug a pit before me; Into the midst of it they themselves have fallen. Selah
- NASB They have prepared a net for my steps; My soul is bowed down; They dug a pit before me; They themselves have fallen into the midst of it. Selah
- NLT My enemies have set a trap for me. I am weary from distress. They have dug a deep pit in my path, but they themselves have fallen into it. Interlude
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Quick answer
Enemies set a net and dug a pit, but they fall into it themselves. It celebrates God turning the wicked's schemes against them.
Overview
David's foes laid traps to bring him down, yet their own pit becomes their downfall. This poetic justice reflects the biblical principle that the wicked are caught in their own devices (Psalm 7:15). It assures believers that God can overturn the plots aimed at his people.
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Cross-references · 13
- Ps 145:14The LORD upholds all who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down.
- Ps 7:15–16He has dug a hole and hollowed it out; he has fallen into a pit of his own making.
- Prov 28:10He who leads the upright along the path of evil will fall into his own pit, but the blameless will inherit what is good.
- Mic 7:2The godly man has perished from the earth; there is no one upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood; they hunt one another with a net.
- Ps 140:5The proud hide a snare for me; the cords of their net are spread along the path, and lures are set out for me. Selah
- Ps 35:7–8For without cause they laid their net for me; without reason they dug a pit for my soul.
- Ps 9:15–16The nations have fallen into a pit of their making; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.
- Prov 29:5A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.
- Ps 142:3Although my spirit grows faint within me, You know my way. Along the path I travel they have hidden a snare for me.
- Matt 26:37–38He took with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee and began to be sorrowful and deeply distressed.
- Ps 143:4My spirit grows faint within me; my heart is dismayed inside me.
- Ps 42:6O my God, my soul despairs within me. Therefore I remember You from the land of Jordan and the peaks of Hermon—even from Mount Mizar.
- 1 Sam 23:22–26Please go and prepare further. Investigate and watch carefully where he goes and who has seen him there, for I am told that he is extremely cunning.
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