Berean Standard Bible
Psalms 7:15
15He has dug a hole and hollowed it out; he has fallen into a pit of his own making.
Psalms 7:15 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made.
- New International Version (NIV)Whoever digs a hole and scoops it out falls into the pit they have made.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He makes a pit, digging it out, and falls into the hole that he has made.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He made a pit and dug it out, And has fallen into the ditch which he made.
Context of Psalms 7:15
13He has prepared His deadly weapons; He ordains His arrows with fire. 14Behold, the wicked man travails with evil; he conceives trouble and births falsehood. He has dug a hole and hollowed it out; he has fallen into a pit of his own making. 16His trouble recoils on himself, and his violence falls on his own head. 17I will thank the LORD for His righteousness and sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High.
Read all of Psalms 7Psalms 7:15 word by word
בּ֣וֹר כָּ֭רָֽה וַֽיַּחְפְּרֵ֑הוּ וַ֝יִּפֹּ֗ל בְּשַׁ֣חַת יִפְעָֽל׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 7:15
- Psalms 35:7For without cause they laid their net for me; without reason they dug a pit for my soul.
- Psalms 119:85The arrogant have dug pits for me in violation of Your law.
- Job 6:27You would even cast lots for an orphan and barter away your friend.
- Jeremiah 18:20Should good be repaid with evil? Yet they have dug a pit for me. Remember how I stood before You to speak good on their behalf, to turn Your wrath from them.
- Psalms 9:15The nations have fallen into a pit of their making; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.
- Psalms 10:2In pride the wicked pursue the needy; let them be caught in the schemes they devise.
- Psalms 35:8May ruin befall them by surprise; may the net they hid ensnare them; may they fall into the hazard they created.
- Psalms 94:13to grant him relief from days of trouble, until a pit is dug for the wicked.
- Psalms 140:9May the heads of those who surround me be covered in the trouble their lips have caused.
- Psalms 141:10Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I pass by in safety.
- Esther 7:10So they hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the fury of the king subsided.
- Job 4:8As I have observed, those who plow iniquity and those who sow trouble reap the same.
- Proverbs 5:22The iniquities of a wicked man entrap him; the cords of his sin entangle him.
- Proverbs 26:27He who digs a pit will fall into it, and he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him.
- Ecclesiastes 10:8He who digs a pit may fall into it, and he who breaches a wall may be bitten by a snake.
Commentaries on Psalms 7:15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15He made a pit - He determined the destruction of David. He laid his plans with much artifice; he executed them with zeal and diligence; and when he had, as he supposed, the grave of David digged, he fell into it himself! The metaphor is taken from pits dug in the earth, and slightly covered over with reeds &c. so as not to be discerned from the solid ground; but the animal steps on them, the surface breaks, and he falls into the pit and is taken. "All the…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15He made a pit - The allusion here is undoubtedly to a method of hunting wild beasts which was common in ancient times. It consists in digging a pit-fall, and covering it over with brush and grass so as to deceive the animals, and then enclosing them and driving them into it. See the notes at Isaiah 24:17. And digged it - And hollowed it out so as to be large enough to contain his prey, and so deep that he could not escape if he fell into it. The idea is…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-17Verses 10-17 David is confident that he shall find God his powerful Saviour. The destruction of sinners may be prevented by their conversion; for it is threatened, If he turn not from his evil way, let him expect it will be his ruin. But amidst the threatenings of wrath, we have a gracious offer of mercy. God gives sinners warning of their danger, and space to repent, and prevent it. He is slow to punish, and long-suffering to us-ward, not willing that…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-17This psalm includes the following: A lament (Psalm 7:1–2): The psalmist cries out to God for help and protection from enemies. An oath of innocence (Psalm 7:3–5): The psalmist declares that he has done no wrong and maintains his integrity. A call for God's justice (Psalm 7:6–9): He asks God to act against evildoers and defend the righteous. An affirmation of God’s just kingship (Psalm 7:10–16): The psalmist praises God as a fair judge who rules the world…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 15-1615-16. 1Sa 18:17; 31:2 illustrate the statement whether alluded to or not. These verses are expository of Psa 7:14, showing how the devices of the wicked end in disappointment, falsifying their expectations.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 7
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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