Psalms 57:6

Psalms 57:6 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)They spread a net for my feet— I was bowed down in distress. They dug a pit in my path— but they have fallen into it themselves.
• English Standard Version (ESV)They set a net for my steps; my soul was bowed down. They dug a pit in my way, but they have fallen into it themselves. Selah
• New King James Version (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

Context of Psalms 57:6

4My soul is among the lions; I lie down with ravenous beasts— with men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords. 5Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; may Your glory cover all the earth. 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 7My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast. I will sing and make music. 8Awake, my glory! Awake, O harp and lyre! I will awaken the dawn.

Psalms 57:6 word by word

רֶ֤שֶׁת׀ הֵכִ֣ינוּ לִפְעָמַי֮ כָּפַ֪ף נַ֫פְשִׁ֥י כָּר֣וּ לְפָנַ֣י שִׁיחָ֑ה נָפְל֖וּ בְתוֹכָ֣הּ סֶֽלָה׃Read the interlinear

• They spreadכּוּןkûn · to establish: establishH3559
• a netרֶ֫שֶׁתresheth · netH7568
• for my feetפַּ֫עַםpa‛am pa‛ămâh · beatH6471
• my soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315
• was despondentכָּפַףkâphaph · to bendH3721
• They dugכָּרָהkârâh · to pierceH3738
• a pitשִׁיחָהshîychâh · pitH7882
• before meפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• but they themselves have fallenנָפַלnâphal · to fall: fallH5307
• into itתָּ֫וֶךְtâvek · midstH8432
• Selahסֶ֫לָהselâh · SelahH5542

Cross-references for Psalms 57:6

• Psalms 7:15He has dug a hole and hollowed it out; he has fallen into a pit of his own making.
• Psalms 9:15The nations have fallen into a pit of their making; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.
• Psalms 35:7For without cause they laid their net for me; without reason they dug a pit for my soul.
• 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
• 1 Samuel 23:22Please 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.
• Proverbs 29:5A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.
• Micah 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.
• Psalms 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.
• Psalms 142:3Although my spirit grows faint within me, You know my way. Along the path I travel they have hidden a snare for me.
• Psalms 143:4My spirit grows faint within me; my heart is dismayed inside me.
• Matthew 26:37He took with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee and began to be sorrowful and deeply distressed.

Commentaries on Psalms 57:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6They have prepared a net for my steps - A gin or springe, such as huntsmen put in the places which they know the prey they seek frequents: such, also, as they place in passages in hedges, etc., through which the game creeps. They have digged a pit - Another method of catching game and wild beasts. They dig a pit, cover it over with weak sticks and turf. The beasts, not suspecting danger where none appears, in attempting to walk over it, fall tbrough, and…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6They have prepared a net for my steps - A net for my goings; or, into which I may fall. See the notes at Psalm 9:15. My soul is bowed down - The Septuagint, the Vulgate, and Luther render this in the plural, and in the active form: “They have bowed down my soul;” that is, they have caused my soul to be bowed down. The Hebrew may be correctly rendered, “he pressed down my soul,” - referring to his enemies, and speaking of them in the singular number. They…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-11The psalmist asks for mercy and protection, then expresses trust and confidence in the Lord (Psalm 57:1–4). When the wicked fall into their own traps (Psalm 57:6), the psalmist will praise the Lord (57:7–10).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. (Compare Psa 7:15; 9:15, 16).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 57:6

• Enemy
• Malice
• Net
• Pit

In the dictionaries

• Altaschith
• Michtam
• Psalms
• Psalms, Book of
• Song

Commentaries on Psalms 57

• 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