Psalms 35:8
Meet him doth desolation — he knoweth not, And his net that he hid catcheth him, For desolation he falleth into it.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
7For without cause they hid for me their netpit, Without cause they digged for my soul.
9And my soul is joyful in Jehovah, It rejoiceth in His salvation.
Cross References
1 Samuel 31:2and the Philistines follow Saul and his sons, and the Philistines smite Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, sons of Saul.
2 Samuel 17:23And Ahithophel hath seen that his counsel was not done, and he saddleth the ass, and riseth and goeth unto his house, unto his city, and giveth charge unto his household, and strangleth himself, and dieth, and he is buried in the burying-place of his father.
Esther 7:10And they hang Haman upon the tree that he had prepared for Mordecai, and the fury of the king hath lain down.
Psalms 7:16Return doth his perverseness on his head, And on his crown his violence cometh down.
Psalms 57:6A net they have prepared for my steps, Bowed down hath my soul, They have digged before me a pit, They have fallen into its midst. Selah.
Psalms 73:18Only, in slippery places Thou dost set them, Thou hast caused them to fall to desolations.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 35:2-11
Prayer for Divine Protection. 1 Plead my cause, O Lord , with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me. 2 Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for mine help. 3 Draw out also the spear, and stop the way against them that persecute me: say unto my soul, I am thy salvation. 4 Let 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. 5 Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the Lord chase… Read the whole commentary →