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Let them be caught in the trap they set for me! Let them be destroyed in the pit they dug for me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/35.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Let destruction come upon him when he does not know it! And let the net that he hid ensnare him; let him fall into it—to his destruction!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/35.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />May ruin befall them by surprise; may the net they hid ensnare them; may they fall into the hazard they created.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/35.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Let destruction come upon him at unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself: into that very destruction let him fall.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/35.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Let destruction come upon him unexpectedly, And let his net that he has hidden catch himself; Into that very destruction let him fall.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/35.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Let destruction come upon him when he is unaware, And let the net which he hid catch him; Let him fall into that very destruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/35.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Let destruction come upon him unawares, And let the net which he hid catch himself; Into that very destruction let him fall.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/35.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Let destruction come upon him unawares; And let the net which he hid catch himself; Into that very destruction let him fall.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/35.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Let destruction, which he does not know, come upon him, And let the net, which he hid, catch him; Let him fall into it in destruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/35.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Let destruction come upon my enemy by surprise; Let the net he hid for me catch him; Into that very destruction let him fall.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/35.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Let ruin come on him unexpectedly, and let the net that he hid ensnare him; let him fall into it—to his ruin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/35.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Let ruin come on him unexpectedly, and let the net that he hid ensnare him; let him fall into it—to his ruin. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/35.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Let destruction come upon him unawares; And let his net that he hath hid catch himself: With destruction let him fall therein.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/35.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Surprise them with disaster! Trap them in their own nets and let them fall and rot in the pits they have dug. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/35.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Let destruction come upon him at unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself: with destruction let him fall therein.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/35.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Let destruction surprise them. Let the net that they hid catch them. Let them fall into their own pit and be destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/35.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />But destruction will catch them before they know it; they will be caught in their own trap and fall to their destruction! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/35.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Let destruction come upon them unawares, and let the net that he hid catch him; let him fall into destruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/35.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />May ruin befall them by surprise; may the net they hid ensnare them; may they fall into the hazard they created.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/35.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Let destruction take them by surprise! Let the net they hid catch them! Let them fall into destruction! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/35.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Let destruction come on him unawares. Let his net that he has hidden catch himself. Let him fall into that destruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/35.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Let destruction come upon him at unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself: into that very destruction let him fall.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/35.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Let destruction come on him unawares. Let his net that he has hidden catch himself. Let him fall into that destruction. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/35.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Desolation meets him—he does not know, "" And his net that he hid catches him, "" He falls into it for desolation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/35.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Meet him doth desolation -- he knoweth not, And his net that he hid catcheth him, For desolation he falleth into it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/35.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Desolation shall come to him not knowing, and his net which he hid shall take him: in destruction he shall fall in it.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/35.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Let the snare which he knoweth not come upon him : and let the net which he hath hidden catch him : and let the net which he hath hidden catch him : and into that very snare let them fall. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/35.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 34:8>Let the snare, of which he is ignorant, come upon him, and let the deception, which he has hidden, take hold of him: and may he fall into that very snare.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/35.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Let ruin overtake them unawares; let the snare they have set catch them; let them fall into the pit they have dug. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/35.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Let ruin come on them unawares. And let the net that they hid ensnare them; let them fall in it—to their ruin.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/35.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Let evil come upon them unawares; and let the net that they have hidden trap them; into that very pit which they have dug let them fall.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/35.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Let evil come against them suddenly, and the net that they have hid will take them and they will fall into the ditch which they have dug.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/35.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Let destruction come upon him unawares; And let his net that he hath hid catch himself; With destruction let him fall therein.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/35.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Let a snare which they know not come upon them; and the gin which they hid take them; and let them fall into the very same snare.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/35-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=3829" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/35.htm">Contend with My Opponents</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">7</span>For without cause they laid their net for me; without reason they dug a pit for my soul. <span class="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7722.htm" title="7722: šō·w·’āh (N-fs) -- Perhaps a ravage. Or showtah; or shoah; from an unused root meaning to rush over; a tempest; by implication, devastation.">May ruin</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: tə·ḇō·w·’ê·hū (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs:: 3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">befall them</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">by surprise;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: yê·ḏā‘ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7568.htm" title="7568: wə·riš·tōw (Conj-w:: N-fsc:: 3ms) -- A net. From yarash; a net.">may the net</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2934.htm" title="2934: ṭā·man (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To hide, conceal. A primitive root; to hide.">they hid</a> <a href="/hebrew/3920.htm" title="3920: til·kə·ḏōw (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs:: 3ms) -- To capture, seize, take. A primitive root; to catch; generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose; figuratively, to cohere.">ensnare them;</a> <a href="/hebrew/5307.htm" title="5307: yip·pāl- (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To fall, lie. A primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications.">may they fall</a> <a href="/hebrew/bāh (Prep:: 3fs) -- ">into</a> <a href="/hebrew/7722.htm" title="7722: bə·šō·w·’āh (Prep-b:: N-fs) -- Perhaps a ravage. Or showtah; or shoah; from an unused root meaning to rush over; a tempest; by implication, devastation.">the hazard they created.</a> </span><span class="reftext">9</span>Then my soul will rejoice in the LORD and exult in His salvation.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/26-27.htm">Proverbs 26:27</a></span><br />He who digs a pit will fall into it, and he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/6-7.htm">Galatians 6:7</a></span><br />Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-2.htm">Matthew 7:2</a></span><br />For with the same judgment you pronounce, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/obadiah/1-15.htm">Obadiah 1:15</a></span><br />For the Day of the LORD is near for all the nations. As you have done, it will be done to you; your recompense will return upon your own head.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/13-10.htm">Revelation 13:10</a></span><br />“If anyone is destined for captivity, into captivity he will go; if anyone is to die by the sword, by the sword he must be killed.” Here is a call for the perseverance and faith of the saints.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/11-5.htm">Proverbs 11:5-6</a></span><br />The righteousness of the blameless directs their path, but the wicked fall by their own wickedness. / The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the faithless are trapped by their own desires.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/7-15.htm">Psalm 7:15-16</a></span><br />He has dug a hole and hollowed it out; he has fallen into a pit of his own making. / His trouble recoils on himself, and his violence falls on his own head.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/10-8.htm">Ecclesiastes 10:8</a></span><br />He who digs a pit may fall into it, and he who breaches a wall may be bitten by a snake.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-52.htm">Matthew 26:52</a></span><br />“Put your sword back in its place,” Jesus said to him. “For all who draw the sword will die by the sword.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/6-38.htm">Luke 6:38</a></span><br />Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/4-8.htm">Job 4:8</a></span><br />As I have observed, those who plow iniquity and those who sow trouble reap the same.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/18-20.htm">Jeremiah 18:20-23</a></span><br />Should good be repaid with evil? Yet they have dug a pit for me. Remember how I stood before You to speak good on their behalf, to turn Your wrath from them. / Therefore, hand their children over to famine; pour out the power of the sword upon them. Let their wives become childless and widowed; let their husbands be slain by disease, their young men struck down by the sword in battle. / Let a cry be heard from their houses when You suddenly bring raiders against them, for they have dug a pit to capture me and have hidden snares for my feet. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/2-1.htm">Romans 2:1-3</a></span><br />You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on another. For on whatever grounds you judge the other, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things. / And we know that God’s judgment against those who do such things is based on truth. / So when you, O man, pass judgment on others, yet do the same things, do you think you will escape God’s judgment?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/26-10.htm">1 Samuel 26:10</a></span><br />David added, “As surely as the LORD lives, the LORD Himself will strike him down; either his day will come and he will die, or he will go into battle and perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/47-11.htm">Isaiah 47:11</a></span><br />But disaster will come upon you; you will not know how to charm it away. A calamity will befall you that you will be unable to ward off. Devastation will happen to you suddenly and unexpectedly.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Let destruction come on him at unawares; and let his net that he has hid catch himself: into that very destruction let him fall.</p><p class="hdg">Let destruction.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/64-7.htm">Psalm 64:7</a></b></br> But God shall shoot at them <i>with</i> an arrow; suddenly shall they be wounded.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/73-18.htm">Psalm 73:18-20</a></b></br> Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/29-1.htm">Proverbs 29:1</a></b></br> He, that being often reproved hardeneth <i>his</i> neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.</p><p class="hdg">at unawares [heb.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/7-15.htm">Psalm 7:15,16</a></b></br> He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch <i>which</i> he made… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/57-6.htm">Psalm 57:6</a></b></br> 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 <i>themselves</i>. Selah.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/141-9.htm">Psalm 141:9,10</a></b></br> Keep me from the snares <i>which</i> they have laid for me, and the gins of the workers of iniquity… </p><p class="hdg">into</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/18-17.htm">1 Samuel 18:17</a></b></br> And Saul said to David, Behold my elder daughter Merab, her will I give thee to wife: only be thou valiant for me, and fight the LORD'S battles. For Saul said, Let not mine hand be upon him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/31-2.htm">1 Samuel 31:2-4</a></b></br> And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, Saul's sons… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/17-2.htm">2 Samuel 17:2-4,23</a></b></br> And I will come upon him while he <i>is</i> weary and weak handed, and will make him afraid: and all the people that <i>are</i> with him shall flee; and I will smite the king only: … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/10-9.htm">Catch</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-8.htm">Catcheth</a> <a href="/job/30-14.htm">Desolation</a> <a href="/psalms/34-21.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/job/34-30.htm">Ensnare</a> <a href="/job/30-12.htm">Entangle</a> <a href="/psalms/27-2.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/psalms/7-15.htm">Falleth</a> <a href="/psalms/7-15.htm">Falling</a> <a href="/psalms/35-7.htm">Hid</a> <a href="/psalms/35-7.htm">Hidden</a> <a href="/psalms/35-3.htm">Meet</a> <a href="/psalms/35-7.htm">Net</a> <a href="/psalms/18-5.htm">Nets</a> <a href="/psalms/32-6.htm">Overtake</a> <a href="/psalms/35-7.htm">Pit</a> <a href="/psalms/35-4.htm">Ruin</a> <a href="/psalms/32-7.htm">Secret</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-22.htm">Surprise</a> <a href="/psalms/25-17.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/psalms/34-12.htm">Therein</a> <a href="/joshua/20-9.htm">Unawares</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/71-11.htm">Catch</a> <a href="/proverbs/21-7.htm">Catcheth</a> <a href="/psalms/63-9.htm">Desolation</a> <a href="/psalms/35-17.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/psalms/119-61.htm">Ensnare</a> <a href="/proverbs/22-25.htm">Entangle</a> <a href="/psalms/37-14.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/psalms/37-24.htm">Falleth</a> <a href="/psalms/38-17.htm">Falling</a> <a href="/psalms/38-9.htm">Hid</a> <a href="/psalms/38-9.htm">Hidden</a> <a href="/psalms/36-11.htm">Meet</a> <a href="/psalms/57-6.htm">Net</a> <a href="/psalms/38-12.htm">Nets</a> <a href="/psalms/36-11.htm">Overtake</a> <a href="/psalms/40-2.htm">Pit</a> <a href="/psalms/38-12.htm">Ruin</a> <a href="/psalms/38-9.htm">Secret</a> <a href="/psalms/55-15.htm">Surprise</a> <a href="/psalms/35-15.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/psalms/37-29.htm">Therein</a> <a href="/luke/11-20.htm">Unawares</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 35</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/35-1.htm">David prays for his own safety, and his enemies' confusion</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/35-11.htm">He complains of their wrongful dealing</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/35-22.htm">Thereby he incites God against them</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/35.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/35.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>May ruin befall them by surprise;</b><br>This phrase reflects a plea for divine justice against adversaries. In the context of ancient Israel, enemies often used surprise attacks as a military strategy. The psalmist's request for ruin to come unexpectedly upon his foes mirrors the sudden and unforeseen nature of such attacks. This aligns with the biblical principle of retributive justice, where the wicked face consequences for their actions. The element of surprise underscores the sovereignty of God, who can bring about justice in ways beyond human anticipation. This theme is echoed in <a href="/proverbs/6-15.htm">Proverbs 6:15</a>, where calamity comes suddenly upon the wicked.<p><b>may the net they hid ensnare them;</b><br>The imagery of a net is common in biblical literature, symbolizing traps set by the wicked to capture the innocent. In ancient times, nets were used for hunting and fishing, representing a method of entrapment. The psalmist's prayer for the enemies to be caught in their own net reflects the concept of poetic justice, where evildoers fall victim to their schemes. This idea is paralleled in <a href="/proverbs/26-27.htm">Proverbs 26:27</a>, which states that those who dig a pit will fall into it. The net also serves as a metaphor for the deceit and cunning of the wicked, contrasting with the righteousness and protection of God.<p><b>may they fall into the hazard they created.</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the principle of sowing and reaping, where individuals face the consequences of their actions. The "hazard" refers to the dangers and traps set by the enemies, which they intended for others. The psalmist's desire for the wicked to fall into their own hazard highlights the justice of God, who ensures that evil plans backfire. This concept is seen throughout scripture, such as in <a href="/esther/7-10.htm">Esther 7:10</a>, where Haman is hanged on the gallows he prepared for Mordecai. The phrase also points to the ultimate triumph of righteousness over wickedness, a recurring theme in the Psalms.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/35.htm">Psalm 35</a>, David is seeking God's intervention against his enemies. He is a central figure in the Old Testament, known for his deep relationship with God and his role as the second king of Israel.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/enemies.htm">Enemies</a></b><br>The unspecified adversaries of David who are plotting against him. They represent those who oppose God's anointed and seek to harm the righteous.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/n/net_and_pit.htm">Net and Pit</a></b><br>Metaphorical devices used by David to describe the traps set by his enemies. These symbolize the deceit and malice intended to ensnare the innocent.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_justice.htm">Divine Justice</a></b><br>Trust in God's justice, knowing that He sees the schemes of the wicked and will act in His perfect timing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>Recognize that sin and deceit often lead to self-destruction. The traps set for others can ensnare the one who sets them.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/prayer_for_deliverance.htm">Prayer for Deliverance</a></b><br>Like David, we can bring our struggles and adversaries before God, seeking His protection and intervention.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_sovereignty.htm">Faith in God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Maintain faith that God is sovereign over all situations, and He will ultimately vindicate the righteous.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/avoiding_retaliation.htm">Avoiding Retaliation</a></b><br>Instead of seeking personal vengeance, rely on God to address wrongs and bring about justice.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_35.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 35</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_self-love.htm">What does the Bible say about self-love?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_did_jesus_mean_by_'this_generation'.htm">What did Jesus mean by 'This generation will not pass'?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_wicked_often_die_peacefully.htm">Psalm 52:5 promises God will 'uproot' the wicked--why does history record many powerful oppressors who died peacefully?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_wicked_people_prosper_despite_psalm_37_9.htm">How can Psalm 37:9 ('evildoers shall be cut off') be taken seriously when many wicked individuals throughout history have lived long and prosperous lives?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/35.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8) <span class= "bld">Let destruction.</span>--There is considerable difficulty here, and the ancient versions, by their variations, seem to point to some confusion in the text. The LXX., no doubt, are right in reading the pronouns as plurals, instead of singular. The word translated "destruction" means, primarily, a <span class= "ital">storm, </span>or the <span class= "ital">crash </span>that accompanies a storm (<a href="/proverbs/1-27.htm" title="When your fear comes as desolation, and your destruction comes as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish comes on you.">Proverbs 1:27</a>), and if with the Syriac we might supply a clause, both parallelism and sense would be complete.<p>"Let men come upon him (them) unexpectedly.<p>Let the net which he had catch himself,<p>The pit which he (they) digged, let him (them) fall into it,<p>In ruin let him (them) fall into it."<p>For "unawares," see margin and Note, <a href="/songs/6-12.htm" title="Or ever I was aware, my soul made me like the chariots of Amminadib.">Song of Solomon 6:12</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/35.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 8.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Let destruction come upon him at unawares</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> let the evil happen to him that he designed against others. As he sought to catch others in traps of which they knew nothing (ver. 7), so let an unexpected destruction come upon him. <span class="cmt_word">And let his net that he hath hid catch himself</span> (comp. <a href="/psalms/9-15.htm">Psalm 9:15, 16</a>; <a href="/psalms/57-6.htm">Psalm 57:6</a>; <a href="/psalms/141-10.htm">Psalm 141:10</a>). It is the perfection of poetic justice when "the engineer" is "hoist by his own petard." <span class="cmt_word">Into that very destruction lot him fall</span>; rather, <span class="accented">for destruction let him fall therein</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> let him not only fall into his own trap, but let his fall prove his destruction. David's imprecations have always something about them from which the Christian shrinks; and this is particularly the case when he asks for his enemies' <span class="accented">destruction.</span> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/35-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">May ruin</span><br /><span class="heb">שׁוֹאָה֮</span> <span class="translit">(šō·w·’āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7722.htm">Strong's 7722: </a> </span><span class="str2">A tempest, devastation</span><br /><br /><span class="word">befall them</span><br /><span class="heb">תְּבוֹאֵ֣הוּ</span> <span class="translit">(tə·ḇō·w·’ê·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by surprise;</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹֽא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">may the net</span><br /><span class="heb">וְרִשְׁתּ֣וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·riš·tōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7568.htm">Strong's 7568: </a> </span><span class="str2">A net</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they hid</span><br /><span class="heb">טָמַ֣ן</span> <span class="translit">(ṭā·man)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2934.htm">Strong's 2934: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hide, conceal</span><br /><br /><span class="word">ensnare them;</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּלְכְּד֑וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(til·kə·ḏōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3920.htm">Strong's 3920: </a> </span><span class="str2">To catch, to capture, occupy, to choose, to cohere</span><br /><br /><span class="word">may they fall</span><br /><span class="heb">יִפָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(yip·pāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5307.htm">Strong's 5307: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall, lie</span><br /><br /><span class="word">into</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּֽהּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(bāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">their own destruction.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּ֝שׁוֹאָ֗ה</span> <span class="translit">(bə·šō·w·’āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7722.htm">Strong's 7722: </a> </span><span class="str2">A tempest, devastation</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/35-8.htm">Psalm 35:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/35-8.htm">Psalm 35:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/35-8.htm">Psalm 35:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/35-8.htm">Psalm 35:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/35-8.htm">Psalm 35:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/35-8.htm">Psalm 35:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/35-8.htm">Psalm 35:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/35-8.htm">Psalm 35:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/35-8.htm">Psalm 35:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/35-8.htm">Psalm 35:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/35-8.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 35:8 Let destruction come on him unawares (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/35-7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 35:7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 35:7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/35-9.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 35:9"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 35:9" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>