Sign in
Psalms 7:16 — King James Version← Study notes

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


Psalms 7:16Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 7:166 words
HebrewMeaning
בּ֣וֹרbwōr
a pitnounH953
dungeon · fountain · pit · well
כָּ֭רָֽהkārāh
he digsverbH3738
make · open
וַֽ/יַּחְפְּרֵ֑/הוּwayaḥəpərēhw
and he has dug itconjH2658
paw · search out · seek
וַ֝/יִּפֹּ֗לwayipōl
and he has fallenconjH5307
cast (down · self · out) · cease ···
בְּ/שַׁ֣חַתbəšaḥat
in the pitpronH7845
destruction · ditch · grave · pit
יִפְעָֽלyipəʿāl
which he madeverbH6466
do · make · ordain · work
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 7:16

A psalm to David himself, which he sung to the Lord, for the words of Chusi, son of Jemini. 1. Now the story which gave occasion to this prophecy may be easily recognised in the second book of Kings. 2 Samuel 15:34-37 For there Chusi, the friend of king David, went over to the side of Abessalon, his son, who was carrying on war against his father, for the purpose of discovering and reporting the designs which he was taking against his father, at the instigation of…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 7 (excerpt)
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS
Publish a note on this verse
No notes on this verse yet. Be the first to write one!