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 among lions; I must lie among those who breathe forth fire, Even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows And their tongue a sharp sword. 5Be exalted above the heavens, O God; Let Your glory be above all the earth. They have prepared a net for my steps; My soul is bowed down; They dug a pit before me; They themselves have fallen into the midst of it. Selah. 7My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast; I will sing, yes, I will sing praises! 8Awake, my glory! Awake, harp and lyre! I will awaken the dawn.

Psalms 57:6 word by word

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

• preparedכּוּןkûn · to establish: establishH3559
• netרֶ֫שֶׁתresheth · netH7568
• for my stepsפַּ֫עַםpa‛am pa‛ămâh · beatH6471
• My soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315
• bowedכָּפַףkâphaph · to bendH3721
• dugכָּרָהkârâh · to pierceH3738
• a pitשִׁיחָהshîychâh · pitH7882
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• fallenנָפַלnâphal · to fall: fallH5307
• into the midstתָּ֫וֶךְtâvek · midstH8432
• of it. Selahסֶ֫לָהselâh · SelahH5542

Cross-references for Psalms 57:6

• Psalms 7:15He has dug a pit and hollowed it out, And has fallen into the hole which he made.
• Psalms 9:15The nations have sunk down in the pit which they have made; In the net which they hid, their own foot has been caught.
• Psalms 35:7For without cause they hid their net for me; Without cause they dug a pit for my soul.
• Psalms 140:5The proud have hidden a trap for me, and cords; They have spread a net by the wayside; They have set snares for me. Selah.
• 1 Samuel 23:22Go now, make more sure, and investigate and see his place where his haunt is, and who has seen him there; for I am told that he is very cunning.
• Proverbs 29:5A man who flatters his neighbor Is spreading a net for his steps.
• Micah 7:2The godly person has perished from the land, And there is no upright person among men. All of them lie in wait for bloodshed; Each of them hunts the other with a net.
• Psalms 42:6O my God, my soul is in despair within me; Therefore I remember You from the land of the Jordan And the peaks of Hermon, from Mount Mizar.
• Psalms 142:3When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, You knew my path. In the way where I walk They have hidden a trap for me.
• Psalms 143:4Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me; My heart is appalled within me.
• Matthew 26:37And He took with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be grieved and distressed.

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
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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