Psalms 7:16

He hath opened a pit and dug it; and he is fallen into the hole he made.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

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

In Context

15Behold he hath been in labour with injustice; he hath conceived sorrow, and brought forth iniquity.

17His sorrow shall be turned on his own head: and his iniquity shall comedown upon his crown.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 23:9Now when David understood, that Saul secretly prepared evil against him, he said to Abiathar the priest: Bring hither the ephod.

1 Samuel 26:10And David said: As the Lord liveth, unless the Lord shall strike him, or his day shall come to die, or he shall go down to battle and perish:

1 Samuel 31:3And the whole weight of the battle was turned upon Saul: and the archers overtook him, and he was grievously wounded by the archers.

1 Kings 21:19And thou shalt speak to him, saying: Thus saith the Lord: Thou hast slain, moreover also thou hast taken possession. And after these words thou shalt add: Thus saith the Lord: In this place, wherein the dogs have licked the blood of Naboth, they shall lick thy blood also.

Esther 9:25And afterwards Esther went in to the king, beseeching him that his endeavours might be made void by the king's letters: and the evil that he had intended against the Jews, might return upon his own head. And so both he and his sons were hanged upon gibbets.

Psalms 9:16I will rejoice in thy salvation: the Gentiles have stuck fast in the destruction which they have prepared. Their foot hath been taken in the very snare which they hid.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 7:11-17

The Persecutor's Doom. 10 My defence is of God, which saveth the upright in heart. 11 God judgeth the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day. 12 If he turn not, he will whet his sword; he hath bent his bow, and made it ready. 13 He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death; he ordaineth his arrows against the persecutors. 14 Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood. 15 He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he… Read the whole commentary →

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