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Psalms 57:6

They spread a net for my feet; my soul was despondent. They dug a pit before me, but they themselves have fallen into it! Selah

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ASV

They have prepared a net for my steps; My soul is bowed down: They have digged a pit before me; They are fallen into the midst thereof themselves. [Selah

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.

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Original language & word study

11 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
רֶ֤שֶׁת׀Re.sheta netH7568 →
הֵכִ֣ינוּhe.Khi.nuthey preparedH3559 →
לִפְעָמַי֮lif.'a.Maifor feet myH6471 →
כָּפַ֪ףka.Fafit bent downH3721 →
נַ֫פְשִׁ֥יnaf.Shiself myH5315 →
כָּר֣וּka.Ruthey dugH3738 →
לְפָנַ֣יle.fa.Nai<to> before meH6440 →
שִׁיחָ֑הshi.Chaha pitH7882 →
נָפְל֖וּna.fe.Luthey have fallenH5307 →
בְתוֹכָ֣הּve.to.Khahin [the] midst of itH8432 →
סֶֽלָה׃Se.lahSelahH5542 →

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Proverbs 26:27He who digs a pit will fall into it, and he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him.Psalms 145:14The LORD upholds all who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down.Proverbs 28:10He who leads the upright along the path of evil will fall into his own pit, but the blameless will inherit what is good.Psalms 7:15–16He has dug a hole and hollowed it out; he has fallen into a pit of his own making.Micah 7:2The godly man has perished from the earth; there is no one upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood; they hunt one another with a net.Jeremiah 18:20Should good be repaid with evil? Yet they have dug a pit for me. Remember how I stood before You to speak good on their behalf, to turn Your wrath from them.Psalms 7:15He has dug a hole and hollowed it out; he has fallen into a pit of his own making.Psalms 9:15The nations have fallen into a pit of their making; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.Psalms 35:7–8For without cause they laid their net for me; without reason they dug a pit for my soul.Psalms 140:5The proud hide a snare for me; the cords of their net are spread along the path, and lures are set out for me. SelahPsalms 9:15–16The nations have fallen into a pit of their making; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.Proverbs 11:27He who searches out good finds favor, but evil will come to him who seeks it.Psalms 35:8May ruin befall them by surprise; may the net they hid ensnare them; may they fall into the hazard they created.Proverbs 29:5A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.Psalms 142:3Although my spirit grows faint within me, You know my way. Along the path I travel they have hidden a snare for me.Psalms 31:4You free me from the net laid out for me, for You are my refuge.Psalms 143:4My spirit grows faint within me; my heart is dismayed inside me.Matthew 26:37–38He took with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee and began to be sorrowful and deeply distressed.

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Saul attempts to kill David (the harpist of Israel) — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Saul attempts to kill David (the harpist of Israel) — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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