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Psalm 7:13–16

13 He also prepares for Himself instruments of death;

He makes His arrows into fiery shafts.

14 pBehold, the wicked brings forth iniquity;

Yes, he conceives trouble and brings forth falsehood.

15 He made a pit and dug it out,

qAnd has fallen into the ditch which he made.

16 rHis trouble shall return upon his own head,

And his violent dealing shall come down on 5his own crown.

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Psalm 7:13–16 — The New International Version (NIV)

13 He has prepared his deadly weapons;

he makes ready his flaming arrows.

14 Whoever is pregnant with evil

conceives trouble and gives birth to disillusionment.

15 Whoever digs a hole and scoops it out

falls into the pit they have made.

16 The trouble they cause recoils on them;

their violence comes down on their own heads.

Psalm 7:13–16 — English Standard Version (ESV)

13 he has prepared for him his deadly weapons,

making his arrows fiery shafts.

14 Behold, the wicked man conceives evil

and is pregnant with mischief

and gives birth to lies.

15 He makes a pit, digging it out,

and falls into the hole that he has made.

16 His mischief returns upon his own head,

and on his own skull his violence descends.

Psalm 7:13–16 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

13 He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death;

He ordaineth his arrows against the persecutors.

14 Behold, he travaileth with iniquity,

And hath conceived mischief,

And brought forth falsehood.

15 He made a pit, and digged it,

And is fallen into the ditch which he made.

16 His mischief shall return upon his own head,

And his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.

Psalm 7:13–16 — New Living Translation (NLT)

13 He will prepare his deadly weapons

and shoot his flaming arrows.

14 The wicked conceive evil;

they are pregnant with trouble

and give birth to lies.

15 They dig a deep pit to trap others,

then fall into it themselves.

16 The trouble they make for others backfires on them.

The violence they plan falls on their own heads.

Psalm 7:13–16 — New Century Version (NCV)

13 He has prepared his deadly weapons;

he has made his flaming arrows.

14 There are people who think up evil

and plan trouble and tell lies.

15 They dig a hole to trap others,

but they will fall into it themselves.

16 They will get themselves into trouble;

the violence they cause will hurt only themselves.

Psalm 7:13–16 — American Standard Version (ASV)

13 He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death;

He maketh his arrows fiery shafts.

14 Behold, he travaileth with iniquity;

Yea, he hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.

15 He hath made a pit, and digged it,

And is fallen into the ditch which he made.

16 His mischief shall return upon his own head,

And his violence shall come down upon his own pate.

Psalm 7:13–16 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

13 And he hath prepared for him instruments of death; his arrows hath he made burning. 14 Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, yea, he hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood: 15 He digged a pit, and hollowed it out, and is fallen into the hole that he made. 16 His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violence shall come down upon his own pate.

Psalm 7:13–16 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

13 He prepares his deadly weapons 

and turns them into flaming arrows. 

14 See how that person conceives evil, 

is pregnant with harm, 

and gives birth to lies. 

15 He digs a pit and shovels it out. 

Then he falls into the hole that he made ⸤for others⸥. 

16 His mischief lands back on his own head. 

His violence comes down on top of him. 

Psalm 7:13–16 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

13 He has prepared His deadly weapons;

He tips His arrows with fire.

14 See, the wicked one is pregnant with evil,

conceives trouble, and gives birth to deceit.

15 He dug a pit and hollowed it out

but fell into the hole he had made.

16 His trouble comes back on his own head,

and his violence falls on the top of his head.

Psalm 7:13–16 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

13 he has prepared his deadly weapons,

making his arrows fiery shafts.

14 See how they conceive evil,

and are pregnant with mischief,

and bring forth lies.

15 They make a pit, digging it out,

and fall into the hole that they have made.

16 Their mischief returns upon their own heads,

and on their own heads their violence descends.

Psalm 7:13–16 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

13 And he has prepared for him weapons of death.

He has made his arrows fiery shafts.

14 See, he travails with evil.

He is pregnant with trouble,

and he gives birth to deception.

15 He makes a pit and digs it out,

then falls in the trap he has made.

16 His trouble comes back on his head,

and his violence comes down on his skull.

Psalm 7:13–16 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

13 He has prepared his deadly weapons.

He has made his flaming arrows ready.

14 Anyone who is full of evil

plans trouble and ends up telling lies.

15 Anyone who digs a hole and shovels it out

falls into the pit he has made.

16 The trouble he causes comes back on him.

The terrible things he does come down on his own head.

Psalm 7:13–16 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

13 He has also prepared for Himself deadly weapons;

He makes His arrows fiery shafts.

14 Behold, he travails with wickedness,

And he conceives mischief and brings forth falsehood.

15 He has dug a pit and hollowed it out,

And has fallen into the hole which he made.

16 His mischief will return upon his own head,

And his violence will descend upon his own pate.


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