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Psalms 35:7
7They hid a trap to catch me. There was no reason for them to do that. They even dug a deep hole for me to fall into.
Psalms 35:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have digged for my soul.
- New International Version (NIV)Since they hid their net for me without cause and without cause dug a pit for me,
- English Standard Version (ESV)For without cause they hid their net for me; without cause they dug a pit for my life.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For without cause they have hidden their net for me in a pit, Which they have dug without cause for my life.
Context of Psalms 35:7
5Make them become like chaff that the wind blows away. Send the angel of the Lord to chase them away. 6Make their way dark and dangerous, as the angel of the Lord chases after them. They hid a trap to catch me. There was no reason for them to do that. They even dug a deep hole for me to fall into. 8Surprise my enemies and destroy them! Let their own traps catch them! Let them fall to their own death! 9Then I will be happy because of what the Lord has done. I will be happy because he has made me safe.
Read all of Psalms 35Psalms 35:7 word by word
כִּֽי־חִנָּ֣ם טָֽמְנוּ־לִ֭י שַׁ֣חַת רִשְׁתָּ֑ם חִ֝נָּ֗ם חָפְר֥וּ לְנַפְשִֽׁי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 35:7
- Psalms 7:3Lord, my God, if I have done a wrong thing, then let my enemies chase me and catch me. If I have done a bad thing against a friend, let my enemies catch me. If I have helped a friend's enemy to attack him, let my enemies catch me! If I am guilty of any of these things, let my enemies knock me down to the ground. They should leave me there, so that I lie as a dead person in the dirt. Selah.
- Psalms 25:3Surely nobody who trusts in you will become ashamed. But those who like to deceive others will become ashamed.
- Psalms 64:4They hide in secret places, and they quickly shoot lies at good people. They are not afraid that anyone will punish them.
- John 15:25Their book of God's Law says, “They hated me without any good reason.” What that book already said long ago had to happen.
- Psalms 9:15Into the deep hole that they dug, the nations themselves fell. The net that they hid to catch me, caught their own feet!
- Psalms 119:85Proud people want to catch me in their traps. That is against your Law!
- Psalms 140:5Proud people have prepared a trap to catch me. They have put their nets across my path. Selah.
- Job 18:8He does not know where he is going and he walks into a dangerous trap.
Commentaries on Psalms 35:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit - The word שחת shachath, a pit, belongs to the second member of this verse, and the whole should be read thus: For without a cause they have hidden for me their net, without a cause they have digged a pit for my life. They have used every degree and species of cunning and deceit to ruin me.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit - See Psalm 7:15, note; Psalm 9:15, note. This figure is derived from hunting. The idea is that of digging a pit or hole for a wild beast to fall into, with a net so concealed that the animal could not see it, and that might be suddenly drawn over him so as to secure him. The reference here is to plans that are laid to entrap and ruin others: plots that are concocted so as to secure destruction…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
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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
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