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 soul is surrounded by lions. I must lie down with man-eating lions. Their teeth are spears and arrows. Their tongues are sharp swords. 5May you be honored above the heavens, O God. Let your glory extend over the whole earth. ⌞My enemies⌟ spread out a net to catch me. (My soul is bowed down.) They dug a pit to trap me, but then they fell into it. Selah 7My heart is confident, O God. My heart is confident. I want to sing and make music. 8Wake up, my soul! Wake up, harp and lyre! I want to wake up at dawn.

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 7:15He digs a pit and shovels it out. Then he falls into the hole that he made ⌞for others⌟.
• 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 35:7For no reason they hid their net in a pit. For no reason they dug the pit ⌞to trap me⌟.
• 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
• 1 Samuel 23:22Please make more plans, and watch where he goes. Who has seen him there? I’m told he’s very clever.
• Proverbs 29:5A person who flatters his neighbor is spreading a net for him to step into.
• Micah 7:2Faithful people are gone from the earth, and no one is decent. All people lie in ambush to commit murder. They trap each other with nets.
• Psalms 42:6My soul is discouraged. That is why I will remember you in the land of Jordan, on the peaks of Hermon, on Mount Mizar.
• Psalms 142:3When I begin to lose hope, you ⌞already⌟ know what I am experiencing. ⌞My enemies⌟ have hidden a trap for me on the path where I walk.
• Psalms 143:4That is why I begin to lose hope and my heart is in a state of shock.
• Matthew 26:37He took Peter and Zebedee’s two sons with him. He was beginning to feel deep anguish.

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

• Altaschith
• Michtam
• Psalms
• Psalms, Book of
• Song

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