Berean Standard Bible
Psalms 35:7
7For without cause they laid their net for me; without reason they dug a pit for my soul.
Psalms 35:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have digged for my soul.
- New International Version (NIV)Since they hid their net for me without cause and without cause dug a pit for me,
- English Standard Version (ESV)For without cause they hid their net for me; without cause they dug a pit for my life.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For without cause they have hidden their net for me in a pit, Which they have dug without cause for my life.
Context of Psalms 35:7
5May they be like chaff in the wind, as the angel of the LORD drives them away. 6May their path be dark and slick, as the angel of the LORD pursues. For without cause they laid their net for me; without reason they dug a pit for my soul. 8May ruin befall them by surprise; may the net they hid ensnare them; may they fall into the hazard they created. 9Then my soul will rejoice in the LORD and exult in His salvation.
Read all of Psalms 35Psalms 35:7 word by word
כִּֽי־חִנָּ֣ם טָֽמְנוּ־לִ֭י שַׁ֣חַת רִשְׁתָּ֑ם חִ֝נָּ֗ם חָפְר֥וּ לְנַפְשִֽׁי׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 35:7
- Psalms 7:3O LORD my God, if I have done this, if injustice is on my hands,
- Psalms 25:3Surely none who wait for You will be put to shame; but those who engage in treachery without cause will be disgraced.
- Psalms 64:4ambushing the innocent in seclusion, shooting suddenly, without fear.
- John 15:25But this is to fulfill what is written in their Law: ‘They hated Me without reason.’
- Psalms 9:15The nations have fallen into a pit of their making; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.
- Psalms 119:85The arrogant have dug pits for me in violation of Your law.
- Psalms 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
- Job 18:8For his own feet lead him into a net, and he wanders into its mesh.
Commentaries on Psalms 35:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit - The word שחת shachath, a pit, belongs to the second member of this verse, and the whole should be read thus: For without a cause they have hidden for me their net, without a cause they have digged a pit for my life. They have used every degree and species of cunning and deceit to ruin me.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit - See Psalm 7:15, note; Psalm 9:15, note. This figure is derived from hunting. The idea is that of digging a pit or hole for a wild beast to fall into, with a net so concealed that the animal could not see it, and that might be suddenly drawn over him so as to secure him. The reference here is to plans that are laid to entrap and ruin others: plots that are concocted so as to secure destruction…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-10The psalmist desires the Lord's salvation. The language may seem harsh, but it comes from a wish for justice and for the Lord to help the needy and oppressed.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7-87-8. net in a pit--or, "pit of their net"--or, "net-pit," as "holy hill" for "hill of holiness" (Psa 2:6); a figure from hunting (Psa 7:15). Their imprecations on impenitent rebels against God need no vindication; His justice and wrath are for such; His mercy for penitents. Compare Psa 7:16; 11:5, on the peculiar fate of the wicked here noticed.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 35
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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