Psalms 57:6
(57-7) They have prepared a net for my steps, my soul is bowed down; they have digged a pit before me, they are fallen into the midst thereof themselves. Selah
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
In Context
5(57-6) Be Thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; Thy glory be above all the earth.
7(57-8) My heart is stedfast, O God, my heart is stedfast; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises.
Cross References
Numbers 14:21But in very deed, as I live — and all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the LORD —
1 Chronicles 29:10Wherefore David blessed the LORD before all the congregation; and David said: 'Blessed be Thou, O LORD, the God of Israel our father, for ever and ever.
Psalms 7:15(7-16) He hath digged a pit, and hollowed it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made.
Psalms 9:15(9-16) The nations are sunk down in the pit that they made; in the net which they hid is their own foot taken.
Psalms 42:6(42-7) O my God, my soul is cast down within me; therefore do I remember Thee from the land of Jordan, and the Hermons, from the hill Mizar.
Psalms 140:5(140-6) The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set gins for me. Selah
Matthew Henry on Psalms 57:2-7
Prayer in Affliction. 1 Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast. 2 I will cry unto God most high; unto God that performeth all things for me. 3 He shall send from heaven, and save me from the reproach of him that would swallow me up. Selah. God shall send forth his mercy and his truth. 4 My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose… Read the whole commentary →