Psalm 35

Psalms · Chapter 35

Psalms 35:8

1Plead my cause, O LORD, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me.2Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for mine help.3Draw out also the spear, and stop the way against them that persecute me: say unto my soul, I am thy salvation.4Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul: let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt.5Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the LORD chase them.6Let their way be dark and slippery: and let the angel of the LORD persecute them.7For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have digged for my soul.8Let destruction come upon him at unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself: into that very destruction let him fall.9And my soul shall be joyful in the LORD: it shall rejoice in his salvation.10All my bones shall say, LORD, who is like unto thee, which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him?11False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge things that I knew not.12They rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling of my soul.13But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into mine own bosom.14I behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother: I bowed down heavily, as one that mourneth for his mother.15But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: yea, the abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; they did tear me, and ceased not:16With hypocritical mockers in feasts, they gnashed upon me with their teeth.17Lord, how long wilt thou look on? rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions.18I will give thee thanks in the great congregation: I will praise thee among much people.19Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.20For they speak not peace: but they devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land.21Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me, and said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it.22This thou hast seen, O LORD: keep not silence: O Lord, be not far from me.23Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord.24Judge me, O LORD my God, according to thy righteousness; and let them not rejoice over me.25Let them not say in their hearts, Ah, so would we have it: let them not say, We have swallowed him up.26Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine hurt: let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify themselves against me.27Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the LORD be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.28And my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness and of thy praise all the day long.

King James Version (1769)

Other translations

VerseKJVBSBASV
8Let destruction come upon him at unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself: into that very destruction let him fall.May ruin befall them by surprise; may the net they hid ensnare them; may they fall into the hazard they created.Let destruction come upon him unawares; And let his net that he hath hid catch himself: With destruction let him fall therein.

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Original Hebrew words

EnglishHebrewSay itStrong'sMeaning
may it come to himתְּבוֹאֵ֣הוּte-vo-'E-huH0935G
to come (in): come

בּוֹא (bo) : come/go_in 1) to go in, enter, come, go, come in 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to enter, come in 1a2) to come 1a2a) to come with 1a2b) to come upon, fall or light upon, attack (enemy) 1a2c) to come to pass 1a3) to attain to 1a4) to be enumerated 1a5) to go 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to lead in 1b2) to carry in 1b3) to bring in, cause to come in, gather, cause to come, bring near, bring against, bring upon 1b4) to bring to pass 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to be brought, brought in 1c2) to be introduced, be put

destructionשׁוֹאָה֮sho-'AHH7722B
devastation

שׁוֹאָה (sho.ah) 1) devastation, ruin, waste 1a) devastation, ruin 1b) ruin, waste (of land)

[which] notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808
not

לֹא (lo) 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time) Aramaic equivalent: la (לָא "not" H3809)

he knowsיֵ֫דָ֥עye-DA'H3045
to know

יָדַע (ya.da) 1) to know 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to know 1a1a) to know, learn to know 1a1b) to perceive 1a1c) to perceive and see, find out and discern 1a1d) to discriminate, distinguish 1a1e) to know by experience 1a1f) to recognise, admit, acknowledge, confess 1a1g) to consider 1a2) to know, be acquainted with 1a3) to know (a person carnally) 1a4) to know how, be skilful in 1a5) to have knowledge, be wise 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be made known, be or become known, be revealed 1b2) to make oneself known 1b3) to be perceived 1b4) to be instructed 1c) (Piel) to cause to know 1d) (Poal) to cause to know 1e) (Pual) …

and net hisוְרִשְׁתּ֣וֹve-rish-TOH7568
net

רֶ֫שֶׁת (re.shet) 1) net 1a) net 1a1) for catching 1a2) of judgment (fig) 1a3) of leaders leading people to sin 1a4) as a trap for man 1b) network (brazen-for altar of tabernacle)

whichאֲשֶׁר־'a-SHER-H0834A
which

אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) A: 1) (relative part.) 1a) which, who 1b) that which 2) (conj) 2a) that (in obj clause) 2b) when 2c) since 2d) as 2e) conditional if B: Beth+ 1) in (that) which 2) (adv) 2a) where 3) (conj) 3a) in that, inasmuch as 3b) on account of C: Mem+ 1) from (or than) that which 2) from (the place) where 3) from (the fact) that, since D: Kaph+ 1) (conj.), according as, as, when 1a) according to that which, according as, as 1b) with a causal force: in so far as, since 1c) with a temporal force: when

he hidטָמַ֣ןta-MANH2934
to hide

טָמַן (ta.man) 1) to hide, conceal, bury 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to hide 1a2) hiding, concealing, secretly laying (participle) 1a3) darkness (participle) 1b) (Niphal) to hide oneself 1c) (Hiphil) to hide

may it catch himתִּלְכְּד֑וֹtil-ke-DOH3920
to capture

לָכַד (la.khad) 1) to capture, take, seize 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to capture, seize 1a2) to capture (of men) (fig.) 1a3) to take (by lot) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be captured 1b2) to be caught (of men in trap, snare) (fig.) 1c) (Hithpael) to grasp each other

in destructionבְּ֝שׁוֹאָ֗הbe-sho-'AHH7722B
devastation

שׁוֹאָה (sho.ah) 1) devastation, ruin, waste 1a) devastation, ruin 1b) ruin, waste (of land)

may he fallיִפָּל־yi-pol-H5307G
to fall: fall

נָפַל (na.phal) : fall/drop/fail 1) to fall, lie, be cast down, fail 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to fall 1a2) to fall (of violent death) 1a3) to fall prostrate, prostrate oneself before 1a4) to fall upon, attack, desert, fall away to, go away to, fall into the hand of 1a5) to fall short, fail, fall out, turn out, result 1a6) to settle, waste away, be offered, be inferior to 1a7) to lie, lie prostrate 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to cause to fall, fell, throw down, knock out, lay prostrate 1b2) to overthrow 1b3) to make the lot fall, assign by lot, apportion by lot 1b4) to let drop, cause to fail (fig.) 1b5) to cause to fall …

Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.