Psaume 35:7

7 Car sans cause ils m'ont tendu leur filet sur une fosse, Sans cause ils l'ont creusée pour m'ôter la vie.

Psaume 35:7 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 35:7

For without cause have they hid for me their net [in] a pit,
&c.] This is said in allusion to the custom of digging pits, and putting nets into them, for the catching of wild beasts; and covering them with straw or dust, or such like things, as Jarchi observes, that they might not be discerned; and which intends the secret and crafty methods taken by David's enemies to ensnare him and destroy him; though he had given them no cause to use him in such a manner; which is an aggravation of their sins, and a reason of the above imprecations, as well as of what follows: and in the same manner, and without any just cause, Christ and his members have been treated by wicked men, and therefore their damnation is just, and will be inevitable:

[which] without cause they have digged for my soul;
which is added for further explanation's sake, and to aggravate their sin, and to show the justness of their punishment.

Psaume 35:7 In-Context

5 Qu'ils soient comme la balle emportée par le vent, Et que l'ange de l'Eternel les chasse!

6 Que leur route soit ténébreuse et glissante, Et que l'ange de l'Eternel les poursuive!

7 Car sans cause ils m'ont tendu leur filet sur une fosse, Sans cause ils l'ont creusée pour m'ôter la vie.

8 Que la ruine les atteigne à l'improviste, Qu'ils soient pris dans le filet qu'ils ont tendu, Qu'ils y tombent et périssent!

9 Et mon âme aura de la joie en l'Eternel, De l'allégresse en son salut.