Psalms 35:8

Psalms 35:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Let destruction come upon him at unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself: into that very destruction let him fall.
• New International Version (NIV)may ruin overtake them by surprise— may the net they hid entangle them, may they fall into the pit, to their ruin.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Let destruction come upon him when he does not know it! And let the net that he hid ensnare him; let him fall into it—to his destruction!
• New Living Translation (NLT)So let sudden ruin come upon them! Let them be caught in the trap they set for me! Let them be destroyed in the pit they dug for me.

Context of Psalms 35:8

6Let their way be dark and slippery, And let the angel of the Lord pursue them. 7For without cause they have hidden their net for me in a pit, Which they have dug without cause for my life. Let destruction come upon him unexpectedly, And let his net that he has hidden catch himself; Into that very destruction let him fall. 9And my soul shall be joyful in the Lord; It shall rejoice in His salvation. 10All my bones shall say, “Lord, who is like You, Delivering the poor from him who is too strong for him, Yes, the poor and the needy from him who plunders him?”

Psalms 35:8 word by word

תְּבוֹאֵ֣הוּ שׁוֹאָה֮ לֹֽא־יֵ֫דָ֥ע וְרִשְׁתּ֣וֹ אֲשֶׁר־טָמַ֣ן תִּלְכְּד֑וֹ בְּ֝שׁוֹאָ֗ה יִפָּל־בָּֽהּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Let destructionשׁוֹאָהshô' shô'âh shô'âh · devastationH7722
• comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• upon him at unawaresלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• upon him at unawaresיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• and let his netרֶ֫שֶׁתresheth · netH7568
• that he hath hidטָמַןţâman · to hideH2934
• catchלָכַדlâkad · to captureH3920
• let him fallנָפַלnâphal · to fall: fallH5307

Cross-references for Psalms 35:8

• Psalms 64:7But God shall shoot at them with an arrow; Suddenly they shall be wounded.
• Psalms 73:18Surely You set them in slippery places; You cast them down to destruction.
• Proverbs 29:1He who is often rebuked, and hardens his neck, Will suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.
• Luke 21:34“But take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that Day come on you unexpectedly.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:3For when they say, “Peace and safety!” then sudden destruction comes upon them, as labor pains upon a pregnant woman. And they shall not escape.
• Psalms 7:15He made a pit and dug it out, And has fallen into the ditch which he made.
• Psalms 57:6They 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
• Psalms 141:9Keep me from the snares they have laid for me, And from the traps of the workers of iniquity.
• Proverbs 5:22His own iniquities entrap the wicked man, And he is caught in the cords of his sin.
• 1 Samuel 18:17Then Saul said to David, “Here is my older daughter Merab; I will give her to you as a wife. Only be valiant for me, and fight the Lord’s battles.” For Saul thought, “Let my hand not be against him, but let the hand of the Philistines be against him.”
• 1 Samuel 31:2Then the Philistines followed hard after Saul and his sons. And the Philistines killed Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua, Saul’s sons.
• 2 Samuel 17:2I will come upon him while he is weary and weak, and make him afraid. And all the people who are with him will flee, and I will strike only the king.
• 2 Samuel 18:14Then Joab said, “I cannot linger with you.” And he took three spears in his hand and thrust them through Absalom’s heart, while he was still alive in the midst of the terebinth tree.
• Esther 7:10So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the king’s wrath subsided.
• Matthew 27:3Then Judas, His betrayer, seeing that He had been condemned, was remorseful and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders,

Commentaries on Psalms 35:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Let his net that he hath hid - See the notes on Psalm 7:15, Psalm 7:16.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Let destruction come upon him at unawares - Margin, which “he knoweth not of.” So the Hebrew. The meaning is, Let destruction come upon him when he is not looking for it, or expecting it. And let his net that he hath hid catch himself - See the notes at Psalm 7:15-16. The psalmist prays here that the same thing may occur to his enemy which his enemy had designed for him. It is simply a prayer that they might be treated as they purposed to treat him.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

Topics related to Psalms 35:8

• Enemy
• Net
• Prayer

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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