Psalms 7 · Verse 15

Psalms 7:15

He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made.
Psalms 7:15, King James Version

Psalms 7:15 in other translations

BSBHe has dug a hole and hollowed it out; he has fallen into a pit of his own making.
WEBHe has dug a hole, and has fallen into the pit which he made.
ASVHe hath made a pit, and digged it, And is fallen into the ditch which he made.
YLTA pit he hath prepared, and he diggeth it, And he falleth into a ditch he maketh.
DARBYHe digged a pit, and hollowed it out, and is fallen into the hole that he made.
BBEHe has made a hole deep in the earth, and is falling into the hole which he has made
WebsterHe made a pit, and digged it, and hath fallen into the ditch which he made.

What does Psalms 7:15 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 7:15-16
15-16. 1Sa 18:17; 31:2 illustrate the statement whether alluded to or not. These verses are expository of Psa 7:14, showing how the devices of the wicked end in disappointment, falsifying their expectations.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 15 He made a pit - He determined the destruction of David. He laid his plans with much artifice; he executed them with zeal and diligence; and when he had, as he supposed, the grave of David digged, he fell into it himself! The metaphor is taken from pits dug in the earth, and slightly covered over with reeds &c. so as not to be discerned from the solid ground; but the animal steps on them, the surface breaks, and he falls into the pit and is taken. "All the world agrees to acknowledge the equity of that sentence, which inflicts upon the guilty the punishment intended by them for the innocent." - Horne.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 7:10-17

David is confident that he shall find God his powerful Saviour. The destruction of sinners may be prevented by their conversion; for it is threatened, If he turn not from his evil way, let him expect it will be his ruin. But amidst the threatenings of wrath, we have a gracious offer of mercy. God gives sinners warning of their danger, and space to repent, and prevent it. He is slow to punish, and long-suffering to…

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Psalms 7:15 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

בּ֣וֹרBora pitH953
כָּ֭רָֽהKa.rahhe digsH3738
וַֽיַּחְפְּרֵ֑הוּvai.yach.pe.Re.huand he has dug itH2658
וַ֝יִּפֹּ֗לvai.yi.Poland he has fallenH5307
בְּשַׁ֣חַתbe.Sha.chatin [the] pitH7845
יִפְעָֽל\׃yif.'Al[which] he madeH6466

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Cross references for Psalms 7:15

  • Job 4:8

    Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.

  • Psalms 141:10

    Let the wicked fall into their own nets, whilst that I withal escape.

  • Proverbs 26:27

    Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him.

  • Ecclesiastes 10:8-9

    He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him. Whoso removeth stones shall be hurt therewith; and he that cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereby.

  • Psalms 35:7-8

    For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have digged for my soul. Let destruction come upon him at unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself: into that very destruction let him fall.

  • Psalms 10:2

    The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.

  • Psalms 9:15-16

    The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken. The Lord is known by the judgment which he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah.

  • Psalms 57:6

    They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down: they have digged a pit before me, into the midst whereof they are fallen themselves. Selah.

  • Proverbs 5:22

    His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.

  • Esther 7:10

    So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king’s wrath pacified.

  • Psalms 140:9-10

    As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them. Let burning coals fall upon them: let them be cast into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not up again.

  • Jeremiah 18:20

    Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have digged a pit for my soul. Remember that I stood before thee to speak good for them, and to turn away thy wrath from them.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
made. Heb. hath digged.
35:7; 119:85; Job 6:27; Jer 18:20
and is.
9:15,16; 10:2; 35:8; 94:13; 140:9,10; 141:10; Es 7:10; Job 4:8
Pr 5:22; 26:27; Ec 10:8,9

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Context

  • Psalms 7:14

    Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.

  • Psalms 7:15

    He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made.

  • Psalms 7:16

    His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.

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Psalms 7:15 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Pozo ha cavado, y ahondádolo; y en la fosa que hizo caerá.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Voici, le méchant est en travail pour l’iniquité, et il conçoit le trouble et il enfante le mensonge.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Er hat eine Grube gegraben und hat sie ausgehöhlt, und er ist in die Grube gefallen, die er gemacht hat.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Ecce parturiit injustitiam; concepit dolorem, et peperit iniquitatem.