God’s Word Translation
Psalms 35:7
7For no reason they hid their net in a pit. For no reason they dug the pit ⌞to trap me⌟.
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
5Let them be like husks blown by the wind as the Messenger of the Lord chases them. 6Let their path be dark and slippery as the Messenger of the Lord pursues them. For no reason they hid their net in a pit. For no reason they dug the pit ⌞to trap me⌟. 8Let destruction surprise them. Let the net that they hid catch them. Let them fall into their own pit and be destroyed. 9My soul will find joy in the Lord and be joyful about his salvation.
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 7:3O Lord my God, if I have done this— if my hands are stained with injustice,
- Psalms 25:3No one who waits for you will ever be put to shame, but all who are unfaithful will be put to shame.
- Psalms 64:4to shoot at innocent people from their hiding places. They shoot at them suddenly, without any fear.
- John 15:25In this way what is written in their Scriptures has come true: ‘They hate me for no reason.’
- Psalms 9:15The nations have sunk into the pit they have made. Their feet are caught in the net they have hidden ⌞to trap others⌟.
- Psalms 119:85Arrogant people have dug pits to trap me in defiance of your teachings.
- Psalms 140:5Arrogant people have laid a trap for me. They have spread out a net with ropes. They have set traps for me along the road. Selah
- Job 18:8His own feet get him tangled in a net as he walks around on its webbing.
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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