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Psalm 7:16 KJV
Psalms · chapter 7 · verse 16
His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.Psalm 7:16 · King James Version
Psalm 7:16 in context
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.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- mischiefʻâmâltoilH5999 →
- violentchâmâçviolenceH2555 →
- returnshûwbto turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figurativelyH7725 →
- headrôʼshthe head , whether literal or figurativeH7218 →
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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