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Psalm 7:15

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7:15he digs a pit38

and then falls into the hole he has made.39

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Footnotes

  1. 38 Heb “a pit he digs and he excavates it.” Apparently the imagery of hunting is employed; the wicked sinner digs this pit to entrap and destroy his intended victim. The redundancy in the Hebrew text has been simplified in the translation.
  2. 39 The verb forms in vv. 15–16 describe the typical behavior and destiny of those who attempt to destroy others. The image of the evildoer falling into the very trap he set for his intended victim emphasizes the appropriate nature of God’s judgment.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

He makes a pit, digging it out,

and falls into the hole that he has made.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Whoever digs a hole and scoops it out

falls into the pit they have made.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

He dug a pit and hollowed it out

but fell into the hole he had made.

NLTNew Living Translation

They dig a deep pit to trap others,

then fall into it themselves.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

He makes a pit and digs it out,

then falls in the trap he has made.

KJV 1900King James Version

He made a pit, and digged it,

And is fallen into the ditch which he made.