Psalms 57:6

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 145:14 : 14 The LORD supports all who fall, and lifts up all who are bent over.
  • 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)
  • Ps 142:3 : 3 Even when my strength leaves me, you watch my footsteps. In the path where I walk they have hidden a trap for me.
  • Ps 143:4 : 4 My strength leaves me; I am absolutely shocked.
  • Prov 28:10 : 10 The one who leads the upright astray in an evil way will himself fall into his own pit, but the blameless will inherit what is good.
  • Prov 29:5 : 5 The one who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his steps.
  • Mic 7:2 : 2 Faithful men have disappeared from the land; there are no godly men left. They all wait in ambush to shed blood; they hunt their own brother with a net.
  • Matt 26:37-38 : 37 He took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and became anguished and distressed. 38 Then he said to them,“My soul is deeply grieved, even to the point of death. Remain here and stay awake with me.”
  • 1 Sam 23:22-26 : 22 Go and make further arrangements. Determine precisely where he is and who has seen him there, for I am told that he is extremely cunning. 23 Locate precisely all the places where he hides and return to me with dependable information. Then I will go with you. If he is in the land, I will find him among all the thousands of Judah.” 24 So they left and went to Ziph ahead of Saul. Now David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the rift valley to the south of Jeshimon. 25 Saul and his men went to look for him. But David was informed and went down to the rock and stayed in the wilderness of Maon. When Saul heard about it, he pursued David in the wilderness of Maon. 26 Saul went on one side of the mountain, while David and his men went on the other side of the mountain. David was hurrying to get away from Saul, but Saul and his men were surrounding David and his men so they could capture them.
  • Ps 7:15-16 : 15 he digs a pit and then falls into the hole he has made. 16 He becomes the victim of his own destructive plans and the violence he intended for others falls on his own head.
  • Ps 9:15-16 : 15 The nations fell into the pit they had made; their feet were caught in the net they had hidden. 16 The LORD revealed himself; he accomplished justice; the wicked were ensnared by their own actions.(Higgaion. Selah)
  • Ps 35:7-8 : 7 I did not harm them, but they hid a net to catch me and dug a pit to trap me. 8 Let destruction take them by surprise! Let the net they hid catch them! Let them fall into destruction!
  • Ps 42:6 : 6 I am depressed, so I will pray to you while in the region of the upper Jordan, from Hermon, from Mount Mizar.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Ps 140:5
    84%

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

  • Ps 35:7-8
    2 verses
    83%

    7I did not harm them, but they hid a net to catch me and dug a pit to trap me.

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

  • Ps 56:5-7
    3 verses
    82%

    5All day long they cause me trouble; they make a habit of plotting my demise.

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

    7Because they are bent on violence, do not let them escape! In your anger bring down the nations, O God!

  • Ps 9:15
    80%

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

  • Ps 17:11
    79%

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

  • Ps 59:3-4
    2 verses
    79%

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

    4Though I have done nothing wrong, they are anxious to attack. Spring into action and help me! Take notice of me!

  • Jer 18:22
    78%

    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.

  • Ps 7:5
    78%

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

  • Ps 54:3
    77%

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

  • Ps 141:9-10
    2 verses
    77%

    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.

  • Lam 3:53
    77%

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

  • Ps 142:3
    77%

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

  • Ps 71:10
    76%

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

  • Ps 119:85
    76%

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

  • Ps 63:9
    76%

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

  • Ps 31:4
    75%

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

  • Ps 143:3
    75%

    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.

  • Ps 38:16
    75%

    16I have prayed for deliverance, because otherwise they will gloat over me; when my foot slips they will arrogantly taunt me.

  • Job 19:6
    75%

    6know then that God has wronged me and encircled me with his net.

  • Lam 1:13-14
    2 verses
    75%

    13מ(Mem) He sent down fire into my bones, and it overcame them. He spread out a trapper’s net for my feet; he made me turn back. He has made me desolate; I am faint all day long.

    14נ(Nun) My sins are bound around my neck like a yoke; they are fastened together by his hand. He has placed his yoke on my neck; he has sapped my strength. The Lord has handed me over to those whom I cannot resist.

  • Job 30:13
    75%

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

  • Lam 3:11-12
    2 verses
    75%

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

    12He drew his bow and made me the target for his arrow.

  • Ps 22:16
    75%

    16Yes, wild dogs surround me– a gang of evil men crowd around me; like a lion they pin my hands and feet.

  • Ps 7:15
    75%

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

  • Ps 70:2
    75%

    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!

  • Lam 3:9
    75%

    9He has blocked every road I take with a wall of hewn stones; he has made every path impassable.

  • Ps 3:2
    74%

    2Many say about me,“God will not deliver him.”(Selah)

  • Ps 86:14
    74%

    14O God, arrogant men attack me; a gang of ruthless men, who do not respect you, seek my life.

  • Ps 18:38
    74%

    38I beat them to death; they fall at my feet.

  • Ps 35:4
    74%

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

  • Ps 88:6
    74%

    6You place me in the lowest regions of the Pit, in the dark places, in the watery depths.

  • Ps 38:12
    74%

    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 25:15
    74%

    15I continually look to the LORD for help, for he will free my feet from the enemy’s net.

  • 2 Sam 22:6
    74%

    6The ropes of Sheol tightened around me; the snares of death trapped me.

  • Job 18:10
    74%

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

  • Ps 57:4
    74%

    4I am surrounded by lions; I lie down among those who want to devour me; men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are a sharp sword.

  • Job 16:13
    74%

    13his archers surround me. Without pity he pierces my kidneys and pours out my gall on the ground.

  • Ps 73:18
    74%

    18Surely you put them in slippery places; you bring them down to ruin.

  • Job 18:8
    74%

    8For he has been thrown into a net by his feet and he wanders into a mesh.

  • Ps 40:14
    74%

    14May those who are trying to snatch away my life be totally embarrassed and ashamed! May those who want to harm me be turned back and ashamed!

  • Jer 18:20
    73%

    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.

  • Ps 118:13
    73%

    13“You aggressively attacked me and tried to knock me down, but the LORD helped me.