Christian Standard Bible
Psalms 7:15
15He dug a pit and hollowed it out but fell into the hole he had made.
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 tips his arrows with fire. 14See, the wicked one is pregnant with evil, conceives trouble, and gives birth to deceit. He dug a pit and hollowed it out but fell into the hole he had made. 16His trouble comes back on his own head; his own violence comes down on top of his head. 17I will thank the Lord for his righteousness; I will sing about 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
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Cross-references for Psalms 7:15
- Psalms 35:7They hid their net for me without cause; they dug a pit for me without cause.
- Psalms 119:85The arrogant have dug pits for me; they violate your instruction.
- Job 6:27No doubt you would cast lots for a fatherless child and negotiate a price to sell 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 anger from them.
- Psalms 9:15The nations have fallen into the pit they made; their foot is caught in the net they have concealed.
- Psalms 10:2In arrogance the wicked relentlessly pursue their victims; let them be caught in the schemes they have devised.
- Psalms 35:8Let ruin come on him unexpectedly, and let the net that he hid ensnare him; let him fall into it — to his ruin.
- Psalms 94:13to give him relief from troubled times until a pit is dug for the wicked.
- Psalms 140:9When those who surround me rise up, may the trouble their lips cause overwhelm them.
- Psalms 141:10Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I pass by safely.
- Esther 7:10They hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the king’s anger subsided.
- Job 4:8In my experience, those who plow injustice and those who sow trouble reap the same.
- Proverbs 5:22A wicked man’s iniquities will trap him; he will become tangled in the ropes of his own sin.
- Proverbs 26:27The one who digs a pit will fall into it, and whoever rolls a stone — it will come back on him.
- Ecclesiastes 10:8The one who digs a pit may fall into it, and the one who breaks through 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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