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 King James Version (NKJV)Let destruction come upon him unexpectedly, And let his net that he has hidden catch himself; Into that very destruction let him fall.

Context of Psalms 35:8

6May their way be dark and slippery, with the angel of Adonai pursuing them. 7For without cause they hid their net for me, and without cause they dug a pit for my soul. Let ruin come upon him by surprise. Let the net he hid entangle himself —into that same pit let him fall. 9Then my soul will rejoice in Adonai and delight in His salvation. 10All my bones will say: “Adonai, who is like You, rescuing the poor from one too strong for him, the poor and needy from one who robs 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 64:7They are plotting injustices: “We have completed a perfect plot!” A man’s inward part and heart are deep.
• Psalms 73:18Surely You put them in slippery places. You hurled them down to destruction.
• Proverbs 29:1One who remains stiff-necked after many rebukes will suddenly be destroyed— without remedy.
• Luke 21:34“But watch out so your hearts are not weighed down by carousing, strong drink, and the worries of life. Do not let that day come upon you suddenly like a trap.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:3When they are saying, “Shalom and safety,” sudden destruction comes upon them like a woman having birth pains in the womb—there is no way they will escape.
• Psalms 7:15Look! The one pregnant with trouble conceives mischief and brings forth deceit.
• Psalms 57:6Be exalted, O God, above the heavens. Let Your glory be over all the earth!
• Psalms 141:9Keep me from the jaws of the trap they have laid for me, and from the snares of the evildoers.
• Proverbs 5:22The iniquities of a wicked man will ensnare him. The cords of his sin will hold him down.
• 1 Samuel 18:17Then Saul said to David, “Here is my older daughter Merab—I give her to you as a wife. Only continue to be my son of valor and fight Adonai’s battles.” For Saul thought, “My hand needn’t be against him—let the hand of the Philistines be against him.”
• 1 Samuel 31:2The Philistines pressed hard after Saul and his sons, and the Philistines struck down Jonathan, Abinadab and Malchishua, the sons of Saul.
• 2 Samuel 17:2I will attack him while he is weary and weak-handed, and terrify him so that all the people that are with him will flee. Then I will strike down the king when he is alone.
• 2 Samuel 18:14“I won’t wait for you!” Joab said. So he took three darts in his hand and thrust them through Absalom’s heart while he was yet alive in the midst of the oak.
• Esther 7:10So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the king’s rage subsided.
• Matthew 27:3Then Judah, His betrayer, saw that Yeshua had been condemned. Feeling remorse, he brought the thirty silver pieces back to the ruling kohanim 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