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Psalms 7:16
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The trouble they cause recoils on them; their violence comes down on their own heads.
Psalms 7:16 in Other Translations
KJV
16
His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.
ESV
16
His mischief returns upon his own head, and on his own skull his violence descends.
NLT
16
The trouble they make for others backfires on them. The violence they plan falls on their own heads.
MSG
16
That's what happens: mischief backfires; violence boomerangs.
CSB
16
His trouble comes back on his own head, and his violence falls on the top of his head.
Psalms 7:16 Meaning and Commentary
Psalms 7:16
His mischief shall return upon his own head
That which he conceived and devised in his mind, and attempted to bring upon others, shall fall upon himself, as a just judgment from heaven upon him;
and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate;
referring to the violence with which Saul pursued David, which would be requited to him, and of which he prophesied, ( 1 Samuel 26:10 ) .
Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
Psalms 7:16 In-Context
14
Whoever is pregnant with evil conceives trouble and gives birth to disillusionment.
15
Whoever digs a hole and scoops it out falls into the pit they have made.
16
The trouble they cause recoils on them; their violence comes down on their own heads.
17
I will give thanks to the LORD because of his righteousness; I will sing the praises of the name of the LORD Most High.
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