Psalms 35:7

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

I did not harm them, but they hid a net to catch me and dug a pit to trap me.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 9:15 : 15 The nations fell into the pit they had made; their feet were caught in the net they had hidden.
  • Job 18:8 : 8 For he has been thrown into a net by his feet and he wanders into a mesh.
  • Ps 140:5 : 5 Proud men hide a snare for me; evil men spread a net by the path; they set traps for me.(Selah)
  • John 15:25 : 25 Now this happened to fulfill the word that is written in their law,‘They hated me without reason.’
  • Ps 7:3-5 : 3 O LORD my God, if I have done what they say, or am guilty of unjust actions, 4 or have wronged my ally, or helped his lawless enemy, 5 may an enemy relentlessly chase me and catch me; may he trample me to death and leave me lying dishonored in the dust.(Selah)
  • Ps 25:3 : 3 Certainly none who rely on you will be humiliated. Those who deal in treachery will be thwarted and humiliated.
  • Ps 64:4 : 4 in order to shoot down the innocent in secluded places. They shoot at him suddenly and are unafraid of retaliation.
  • Ps 69:4 : 4 Those who hate me without cause are more numerous than the hairs of my head. Those who want to destroy me, my enemies for no reason, outnumber me. They make me repay what I did not steal!
  • Ps 119:85 : 85 The arrogant dig pits to trap me, which violates your law.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 6They have prepared a net to trap me; I am discouraged. They have dug a pit for me. They will fall into it!(Selah)

  • 8Let destruction take them by surprise! Let the net they hid catch them! Let them fall into destruction!

  • 22Let cries of terror be heard in their houses when you send bands of raiders unexpectedly to plunder them. For they have virtually dug a pit to capture me and have hidden traps for me to step into.

  • Lam 3:52-53
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    77%

    52צ(Tsade) For no good reason my enemies hunted me down like a bird.

    53They shut me up in a pit and threw stones at me.

  • 5Proud men hide a snare for me; evil men spread a net by the path; they set traps for me.(Selah)

  • Ps 109:2-3
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    2For they say cruel and deceptive things to me; they lie to me.

    3They surround me and say hateful things; they attack me for no reason.

  • 6They stalk and lurk; they watch my every step, as they prepare to take my life.

  • 3For look, they wait to ambush me; powerful men stalk me, but not because I have rebelled or sinned, O LORD.

  • 6May their path be dark and slippery, as the LORD’s angel chases them!

  • Prov 1:17-18
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    17Surely it is futile to spread a net in plain sight of any bird,

    18but these men lie in wait for their own blood, they ambush their own lives!

  • 20Should good be paid back with evil? Yet they are virtually digging a pit to kill me. Just remember how I stood before you pleading on their behalf to keep you from venting your anger on them.

  • 15The nations fell into the pit they had made; their feet were caught in the net they had hidden.

  • Ps 141:9-10
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    75%

    9Protect me from the snare they have laid for me, and the traps the evildoers have set.

    10Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I escape.

  • 85The arrogant dig pits to trap me, which violates your law.

  • 10For my enemies talk about me; those waiting for a chance to kill me plot my demise.

  • 4May those who seek my life be embarrassed and humiliated! May those who plan to harm me be turned back and ashamed!

  • Ps 7:4-5
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    4or have wronged my ally, or helped his lawless enemy,

    5may an enemy relentlessly chase me and catch me; may he trample me to death and leave me lying dishonored in the dust.(Selah)

  • 3Certainly my enemies chase me. They smash me into the ground. They force me to live in dark regions, like those who have been dead for ages.

  • 3because of what the enemy says, and because of how the wicked pressure me, for they hurl trouble down upon me and angrily attack me.

  • 15he digs a pit and then falls into the hole he has made.

  • 12Those who seek my life try to entrap me; those who want to harm me speak destructive words; all day long they say deceitful things.

  • Ps 35:19-20
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    19Do not let those who are my enemies for no reason gloat over me! Do not let those who hate me without cause carry out their wicked schemes!

    20For they do not try to make peace with others, but plan ways to deceive those who live peacefully in the land.

  • 12They repay me evil for the good I have done; I am overwhelmed with sorrow.

  • 26“Indeed, there are wicked scoundrels among my people. They lie in wait like bird catchers hiding in ambush. They set deadly traps to catch people.

  • Prov 1:11-12
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    11If they say,“Come with us! We will lie in wait to shed blood; we will ambush an innocent person capriciously.

    12We will swallow them alive like Sheol, those full of vigor like those going down to the Pit.

  • 4You will free me from the net they hid for me, for you are my place of refuge.

  • 25Do not let them say to themselves,“Aha! We have what we wanted!” Do not let them say,“We have devoured him!”

  • 10May he rain down fiery coals upon them! May he throw them into the fire! From bottomless pits they will not escape.

  • 2For look, the wicked prepare their bows, they put their arrows on the strings, to shoot in the darkness at the morally upright.

  • 10A rope is hidden for him on the ground and a trap for him lies on the path.

  • 9He lies in ambush in a hidden place, like a lion in a thicket; he lies in ambush, waiting to catch the oppressed; he catches the oppressed by pulling in his net.

  • 9Enemies seek to destroy my life, but they will descend into the depths of the earth.

  • 22May their dining table become a trap before them! May it be a snare for that group of friends!

  • 4in order to shoot down the innocent in secluded places. They shoot at him suddenly and are unafraid of retaliation.

  • 3For foreigners attack me; ruthless men, who do not respect God, seek my life.(Selah)

  • 11They attack me, now they surround me; they intend to throw me to the ground.

  • 15But when I stumbled, they rejoiced and gathered together; they gathered together to ambush me. They tore at me without stopping to rest.

  • 11He has obstructed my paths and torn me to pieces; he has made me desolate.

  • 3Even when my strength leaves me, you watch my footsteps. In the path where I walk they have hidden a trap for me.

  • 2May those who are trying to take my life be embarrassed and ashamed! May those who want to harm me be turned back and ashamed!

  • 13They destroy my path; they succeed in destroying me without anyone assisting them.

  • 9Protect me from the wicked men who attack me, my enemies who crowd around me for the kill.

  • 14Evil men draw their swords and prepare their bows, to bring down the oppressed and needy, and to slaughter those who are godly.