Parallel Verses
Amplified
They
My very life was bowed down.
They dug a pit before me;
Into the midst of it they themselves have fallen. Selah.
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.
Holman Bible
I was despondent.
They dug a pit ahead of me,
but they fell into it!
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
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
Be exalted above the heavens, O God;
Let Your glory and majesty be over all the earth.
They
My very life was bowed down.
They dug a pit before me;
Into the midst of it they themselves have fallen. Selah.
My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast and confident!
I will sing, yes, I will sing praises [to You]!
Names
Cross References
Psalm 140:5
The proud have hidden a trap for me, and cords;
They have spread a net by the wayside;
They have set traps for me. Selah.
Psalm 145:14
The Lord upholds all those [of His own] who fall
And raises up all those who are bowed down.
1 Samuel 23:22-26
Go now, be very persistent and investigate, and see where his
Psalm 7:15-16
He has dug a pit and hollowed it out,
And has fallen into the [very] pit which he made [as a trap].
Psalm 9:15-16
The nations have sunk down in the pit which they have made;
In the net which they hid, their own foot has been caught.
Psalm 35:7-8
For without cause they hid their net for me;
Without cause they dug a pit [of destruction] for my life.
Psalm 42:6
O my God, my soul is in despair within me [the burden more than I can bear];
Therefore I will [fervently] remember You from the land of the Jordan
And the peaks of [Mount] Hermon, from Mount Mizar.
Psalm 142:3
When my spirit was overwhelmed and weak within me [wrapped in darkness],
You knew my path.
In the way where I walk
They have hidden a trap for me.
Psalm 143:4
Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed and weak within me [wrapped in darkness];
My heart grows numb within me.
Proverbs 28:10
He who leads the upright astray on an evil path
Will himself fall into his own pit,
But the blameless will inherit good.
Proverbs 29:5
A man who flatters his neighbor [with smooth words intending to do harm]
Is spreading a net for his own feet.
Micah 7:2
The godly person [who is faithful and loyal to God] has perished from the earth,
And there is no upright person [one with good character and moral integrity] among men.
They all lie in wait to shed blood;
Each hunts the other with a net.
Matthew 26:37-38
And taking with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee [James and John], He began to be grieved and greatly distressed.