Psalms 57:6
4 My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.
5 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; let thy glory be above all the earth.
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.
7 My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise.
8 Awake up, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- 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
- 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.
- WEB
- They have prepared a net for my steps. My soul is bowed down. They dig a pit before me. They fall into the middle of it themselves. Selah.
- 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
- DARBY
- They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul was bowed down: they have digged a pit before me; they are fallen into the midst thereof. Selah.
- BLB
- They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul is bent down; they have dug before me a pit—may they fall into its midst! Selah
- ÅB
- De stiller garn for mine trinn, min sjel er nedbøyet; de graver en grav for meg, de faller selv midt i den. Sela.
- OTB
- De har lagt en snare for mine skritt;
Min sjel er nedbøyd;
De gravde en grop foran meg;
De har selv falt i den.
Sela - B1930
- De stiller garn for mine trin, min sjel er nedbøiet; de graver en grav for mig, de faller selv midt i den. Sela.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 145:14
The LORD upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that be bowed down.
Read in contextProverbs 28:10
Whoso causeth the righteous to go astray in an evil way, he shall fall himself into his own pit: but the upright shall have good things in possession.
Read in contextPsalms 7:15–16
He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made.
Read in contextMicah 7:2
The good man is perished out of the earth: and there is none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood; they hunt every man his brother with a net.
Read in contextPsalms 140:5
The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set gins for me. Selah.
Read in contextPsalms 35:7–8
For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have digged for my soul.
Read in contextPsalms 9:15–16
The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken.
Read in contextProverbs 29:5
A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.
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