Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
I was despondent.
They dug a pit ahead of me,
but they fell into it!
New American Standard Bible
My soul is
They
They themselves have
King James Version
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.
International Standard Version
They have set a snare for my feet, which makes me depressed. They dug a pit in front of me, but they are the ones who fell into it! Interlude
A Conservative Version
They have prepared a net for my steps. My soul is bowed down. They have dug a pit before me. They are fallen into the midst of it themselves. Selah.
American Standard Version
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
Amplified
They
My very life was bowed down.
They dug a pit before me;
Into the midst of it they themselves have fallen. Selah.
Bible in Basic English
They have made ready a net for my steps; my soul is bent down; they have made a great hole before me, and have gone down into it themselves. (Selah.)
Darby Translation
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.
Julia Smith Translation
They prepared a net for my steps; my soul was bent down: they dug a pit before me, they fell into the midst of it. Silence.
King James 2000
They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down: they have dug a pit before me, into the midst of which they are fallen themselves. Selah.
Lexham Expanded Bible
They have set a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down. They have dug a pit before me; they have fallen into the midst of it. Selah
Modern King James verseion
They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down; they have dug a pit before me, they have fallen into it. Selah.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
They have laid a net for my feet, and pressed down my soul: they have digged a pit before me, and are fallen into it themselves. Selah.
NET Bible
They have prepared a net to trap me; I am discouraged. They have dug a pit for me. They will fall into it! (Selah)
New Heart English Bible
They have prepared a net for my steps. My soul is bowed down. They dig a pit before me. They fall into its midst themselves. Selah.
The Emphasized Bible
A net, did they fix for my steps, My soul was bowed down, - They digged before me a pit, They fell into the midst thereof! Selah.
Webster
They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down: they have digged a pit before me, into the midst of which they have fallen themselves. Selah.
World English Bible
They have prepared a net for my steps. My soul is bowed down. They dig a pit before me. They fall into its midst themselves. Selah.
Youngs Literal Translation
A net they have prepared for my steps, Bowed down hath my soul, They have digged before me a pit, They have fallen into its midst. Selah.
Themes
Afflicted saints » Should praise God
Enemy » The wickedness of david's
Punishment of the The Wicked » Often brought about by their evil designs
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 57:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
Praise For God's Protection
5
let Your glory be over the whole earth.
I was despondent.
They dug a pit ahead of me,
but they fell into it!
I will sing; I will sing praises.
Names
Cross References
Psalm 140:5
they spread a net along the path
and set snares for me.
Psalm 145:14
He raises up all who are oppressed.
1 Samuel 23:22-26
Go and check again. Investigate and watch carefully where he goes
Psalm 7:15-16
but fell into the hole he had made.
Psalm 9:15-16
their foot is caught in the net they have concealed.
Psalm 35:7-8
they dug a pit for me without cause.
Psalm 42:6
therefore I remember You from the land of Jordan
and the peaks of Hermon, from Mount Mizar.
Psalm 142:3
You know my way.
they have hidden a trap for me.
Psalm 143:4
my heart is overcome with dismay.
Proverbs 28:10
will fall into his own pit,
but the blameless will inherit what is good.
Proverbs 29:5
spreads a net for his feet.
Micah 7:2
there is no one upright among the people.
All of them wait in ambush to shed blood;
they hunt each other with a net.
Matthew 26:37-38
Taking along Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, He began to be sorrowful and deeply distressed.