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

6Let their way be dark and slippery, with the angel of the Lord pursuing them. 7They hid their net for me without cause; they dug a pit for me without cause. Let ruin come on him unexpectedly, and let the net that he hid ensnare him; let him fall into it — to his ruin. 9Then I will rejoice in the Lord; I will delight in his deliverance. 10All my bones will say, “Lord, who is like you, rescuing the poor from one too strong for him, the poor or the needy from one who robs him?”

Psalms 35:8 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Let destructionשׁוֹאָהshô' shô'âh shô'âh · devastationH7722
• comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• upon him at unawaresלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• upon him at unawaresיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• and let his netרֶ֫שֶׁתresheth · netH7568
• that he hath hidטָמַןţâman · to hideH2934
• catchלָכַדlâkad · to captureH3920
• let him 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 73:18Indeed, you put them in slippery places; you make them fall into ruin.
• Proverbs 29:1One who becomes stiff-necked, after many reprimands will be shattered instantly — beyond recovery.
• Luke 21:34“Be on your guard, so that your minds are not dulled from carousing, drunkenness, and worries of life, or that day will come on you unexpectedly
• 1 Thessalonians 5:3When they say, “Peace and security,” then sudden destruction will come upon them, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.
• Psalms 7:15He dug a pit and hollowed it out but fell into the hole he had made.
• Psalms 57:6They prepared a net for my steps; I was despondent. They dug a pit ahead of me, but they fell into it!Selah
• Psalms 141:9Protect me from the trap they have set for me, and from the snares of evildoers.
• Proverbs 5:22A wicked man’s iniquities will trap him; he will become tangled in the ropes of his own sin.
• 1 Samuel 18:17Saul told David, “Here is my oldest daughter Merab. I’ll give her to you as a wife if you will be a warrior for me and fight the Lord’s battles.” But Saul was thinking, “I don’t need to raise a hand against him; let the hand of the Philistines be against him.”
• 1 Samuel 31:2The Philistines pursued Saul and his sons and killed his sons, Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua.
• 2 Samuel 17:2I will attack him while he is weary and discouraged, throw him into a panic, and all the people with him will scatter. I will strike down only the king
• 2 Samuel 18:14Joab said, “I’m not going to waste time with you!” He then took three spears in his hand and thrust them into Absalom’s chest. While Absalom was still alive in the oak tree,
• Esther 7:10They hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the king’s anger subsided.
• Matthew 27:3Then Judas, his betrayer, seeing that Jesus had been condemned, was full of 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
• Net
• Prayer

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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