New English Translation
Psalms 35:7
7I did not harm them, but they hid a net to catch me and dug a 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
5May they be like wind-driven chaff, as the Lord’s angel attacks them! 6May their path be dark and slippery, as the Lord’s angel chases them! I did not harm them, but they hid a net to catch me and dug a pit to trap me. 8Let destruction take them by surprise! Let the net they hid catch them! Let them fall into destruction! 9Then I will rejoice in the Lord and be happy because of his deliverance.
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 what they say, or am guilty of unjust actions,
- Psalms 25:3Certainly none who rely on you will be humiliated. Those who deal in treachery will be thwarted and humiliated.
- Psalms 64:4in order to shoot down the innocent in secluded places. They shoot at him suddenly and are unafraid of retaliation.
- John 15:25Now this happened to fulfill the word that is written in their law, ‘They hated me without reason.’
- Psalms 9:15The nations fell into the pit they had made; their feet were caught in the net they had hidden.
- Psalms 119:85The arrogant dig pits to trap me, which violates your law.
- Psalms 140:5Proud men hide a snare for me; evil men spread a net by the path; they set traps for me. (Selah)
- Job 18:8For he has been thrown into a net by his feet and he wanders into a mesh.
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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