God’s Word Translation
Psalms 7:15
15He digs a pit and shovels it out. Then he falls into the hole that he made ⌞for others⌟.
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 prepares his deadly weapons and turns them into flaming arrows. 14See how that person conceives evil, is pregnant with harm, and gives birth to lies. He digs a pit and shovels it out. Then he falls into the hole that he made ⌞for others⌟. 16His mischief lands back on his own head. His violence comes down on top of him. 17I will give thanks to the Lord for his righteousness. I will make music to praise 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 35:7For no reason they hid their net in a pit. For no reason they dug the pit ⌞to trap me⌟.
- Psalms 119:85Arrogant people have dug pits to trap me in defiance of your teachings.
- Job 6:27Would you also throw dice for an orphan? Would you buy and sell your friend?
- Jeremiah 18:20Good should not be paid back with evil. They dig a pit to take my life. Remember how I stood in your presence and pleaded for them in order to turn your anger away from them.
- 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 10:2The wicked person arrogantly pursues oppressed people. He will be caught in the schemes that he planned.
- Psalms 35:8Let destruction surprise them. Let the net that they hid catch them. Let them fall into their own pit and be destroyed.
- Psalms 94:13You give him peace and quiet from times of trouble while a pit is dug to trap wicked people.
- Psalms 140:9Let the heads of those who surround me be covered with their own threats.
- Psalms 141:10Let wicked people fall into their own nets, while I escape unharmed.
- Esther 7:10So servants hung Haman’s ⌞dead body⌟ on the very pole he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the king got over his raging anger.
- Job 4:8Whenever I saw those who plowed wickedness and planted misery, they gathered its harvest.
- Proverbs 5:22A wicked person will be trapped by his own wrongs, and he will be caught in the ropes of his own sin.
- Proverbs 26:27Whoever digs a pit will fall into it. Whoever rolls a stone will have it roll back on him.
- Ecclesiastes 10:8Whoever digs a pit may fall into it. Whoever breaks through a stone 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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