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Psalm 7:15 KJV
Psalms · chapter 7 · verse 15
He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made.Psalm 7:15 · King James Version
Psalm 7:15 in context
13He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death; he ordaineth his arrows against the persecutors.
14Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.
15He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made.
16His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.
17I will praise the LORD according to his righteousness: and will sing praise to the name of the LORD most high.
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Key words (Strong's)
- diggedchâpharproperly, to pry intoH2658 →
- fallennâphalto fall, in a great variety of applicationsH5307 →
- ditchshachatha pitH7845 →
- madekârâhproperly, to digH3738 →
- pitbôwra pit holeH953 →
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David having lodged his appeal with God by prayer and a solemn profession of his integrity, in the former part of the psalm, in this latter part does, as it were, take out judgment upon the appeal, by faith in the word of God, and the assurance it gives of the happiness and safety of the righteous and the certain…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 10-17