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 enemies are all round me, like hungry lions! I must lie down among wild animals, that want to eat me! They are men who use spears and arrows to bite like teeth. They use their tongues to hurt people, like sharp swords. 5God, show how great you are, high above the sky! Let everybody on the earth see your glory! My enemies have prepared a trap to catch me. That makes me very upset. They have dug a deep hole on the path where I walk. But they have fallen into it themselves! Selah. 7God, I have decided to trust you always. Yes, I will trust you! I will sing songs to praise you! 8I will wake up now! I will pick up my harp and my lyre. I will make music as the sun rises!

Psalms 57:6 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• They have preparedכּוּןkûn · to establish: establishH3559
• a netרֶ֫שֶׁתresheth · netH7568
• for my stepsפַּ֫עַםpa‛am pa‛ămâh · beatH6471
• my soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315
• is bowed downכָּפַףkâphaph · to bendH3721
• they have diggedכָּרָהkârâh · to pierceH3738
• a pitשִׁיחָהshîychâh · pitH7882
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• me, into the midstתָּ֫וֶךְtâvek · midstH8432
• whereof they are fallenנָפַלnâphal · to fall: fallH5307
• Selahסֶ֫לָהselâh · SelahH5542

Cross-references for Psalms 57:6

• Psalms 7:15Wicked people want to hurt people. They are digging a deep hole for people to fall into. But they fall into the hole themselves!
• 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 35:7They 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 140:5Proud people have prepared a trap to catch me. They have put their nets across my path. Selah.
• 1 Samuel 23:22Do a bit more to help me now. Make sure that you know where he is. Find the people who have seen him there. I have heard that David is very clever.
• Proverbs 29:5If you always praise your friends with sweet words, that will be a trap that you walk into yourself.
• Micah 7:2There are no longer any people here who obey God. There are no good, honest people. Everyone is waiting to kill someone else. They are all like hunters, who try to catch each other.
• Psalms 42:6Deep inside me I am very sad. So I will turn to you, my God, from where I am. I will pray to you from Hermon mountain where the Jordan River begins, and from Mizar mountain.
• Psalms 142:3When I do not feel brave, you are still my guide, Lord. In the path where I walk, my enemies have prepared a trap to catch me.
• Psalms 143:4My strength is leaving me, and I feel very upset.
• Matthew 26:37Then Jesus took Peter and Zebedee's two sons, James and John, with him. He became very sad and upset.

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

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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