Psalm 35:7

7 For ¹without cause they ²hid their net for me; Without cause they dug a pit for my soul.

Psalm 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.

Psalm 35:7 In-Context

5 Let them be like chaff before the wind, With the angel of the LORD driving them on.

6 Let their way be dark and slippery, With the angel of the LORD pursuing them.

7 For without cause they hid their net for me; Without cause they dug a pit for my soul.

8 Let destruction come upon him unawares , And let the net which he hid catch himself; Into that very destruction let him fall.

9 And my soul shall rejoice in the LORD ; It shall exult in His salvation.

Cross References

• 1. Psalms 69:4; Psalms 109:3; Psalms 140:5
• 2. Psalms 9:15

Footnotes

• [a] "Pit" has been transposed from line above