Psalms 35:8

Psalms 35:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Let destruction come upon him at unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself: into that very destruction let him fall.
• New International Version (NIV)may ruin overtake them by surprise— may the net they hid entangle them, may they fall into the pit, to their ruin.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Let destruction come upon him when he does not know it! And let the net that he hid ensnare him; let him fall into it—to his destruction!
• New King James Version (NKJV)Let destruction come upon him unexpectedly, And let his net that he has hidden catch himself; Into that very destruction let him fall.

Context of Psalms 35:8

6May their path be dark and slick, as the angel of the LORD pursues. 7For without cause they laid their net for me; without reason they dug a pit for my soul. May 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. 10All my bones will exclaim, “Who is like You, O LORD, who delivers the afflicted from the aggressor, the poor and needy from the robber?”

Psalms 35:8 word by word

תְּבוֹאֵ֣הוּ שׁוֹאָה֮ לֹֽא־יֵ֫דָ֥ע וְרִשְׁתּ֣וֹ אֲשֶׁר־טָמַ֣ן תִּלְכְּד֑וֹ בְּ֝שׁוֹאָ֗ה יִפָּל־בָּֽהּ׃Read the interlinear

• May ruinשׁוֹאָהshô' shô'âh shô'âh · devastationH7722
• befall themבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• by surpriseלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• by surpriseיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• may the netרֶ֫שֶׁתresheth · netH7568
• ·אֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• they hidטָמַןţâman · to hideH2934
• ensnare themלָכַדlâkad · to captureH3920
• may they fallנָפַלnâphal · to fall: fallH5307

Cross-references for Psalms 35:8

• Psalms 64:7But God will shoot them with arrows; suddenly they will be wounded.
• Psalms 73:18Surely You set them on slick ground; You cast them down into ruin.
• Proverbs 29:1A man who remains stiff-necked after much reproof will suddenly be shattered beyond recovery.
• Luke 21:34But watch yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down by dissipation, drunkenness, and the worries of life—and that day will spring upon you suddenly like a snare.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:3While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.
• Psalms 7:15He has dug a hole and hollowed it out; he has fallen into a pit of his own making.
• Psalms 57:6They spread a net for my feet; my soul was despondent. They dug a pit before me, but they themselves have fallen into it! Selah
• Psalms 141:9Keep me from the snares they have laid for me, and from the lures of evildoers.
• Proverbs 5:22The iniquities of a wicked man entrap him; the cords of his sin entangle him.
• 1 Samuel 18:17Then Saul said to David, “Here is my older daughter Merab. I will give her to you in marriage. Only be valiant for me and fight the LORD’s battles.” But Saul was thinking, “I need not raise my hand against him; let the hand of the Philistines be against him.”
• 1 Samuel 31:2The Philistines hotly pursued Saul and his sons, and they killed Saul’s sons Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua.
• 2 Samuel 17:2I will attack him while he is weak and weary; I will throw him into a panic, and all the people with him will flee; I will strike down only the king
• 2 Samuel 18:14But Joab declared, “I am not going to wait like this with you!” And he took three spears in his hand and thrust them through the heart of Absalom while he was still alive in the oak tree.
• Esther 7:10So they hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the fury of the king subsided.
• Matthew 27:3When Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was filled with remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders.

Commentaries on Psalms 35:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Let his net that he hath hid - See the notes on Psalm 7:15, Psalm 7:16.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Let destruction come upon him at unawares - Margin, which “he knoweth not of.” So the Hebrew. The meaning is, Let destruction come upon him when he is not looking for it, or expecting it. And let his net that he hath hid catch himself - See the notes at Psalm 7:15-16. The psalmist prays here that the same thing may occur to his enemy which his enemy had designed for him. It is simply a prayer that they might be treated as they purposed to treat him.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

Topics related to Psalms 35:8

• Enemy
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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