Psalms

Psalm 57:6

6They spread a net for my feet;

my soul was despondent.

They dug a pit before me,

but they themselves have fallen into it!

Selah

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
They spreadהֵכִ֣ינוּhê·ḵî·nūVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common pluralH3559 be firm
a netרֶ֤שֶׁת׀re·šeṯNoun - feminine singularH7568 net
for my feetלִפְעָמַי֮lip̄·‘ā·mayPreposition-l; Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common singularH6471 beat, foot, anvil, occurrence
my soulנַ֫פְשִׁ֥יnap̄·šîNoun - feminine singular construct; first person common singularH5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
was despondentכָּפַ֪ףkā·p̄ap̄Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH3721 bend, bend down, be bent, bowed
They dugכָּר֣וּkā·rūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH3738 dig
a pitשִׁיחָ֑הšî·ḥāhNoun - feminine singularH7882 id.
before meלְפָנַ֣יlə·p̄ā·nayPreposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singularH6440 face, before
but they themselves have fallenנָפְל֖וּnā·p̄ə·lūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH5307 fall, lie
into itבְתוֹכָ֣הּḇə·ṯō·w·ḵāhPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singularH8432 midst
Selahסֶֽלָה׃se·lāhInterjectionH5542 lift up

Cross-references

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Psalm 145:14 · Proverbs 28:10 · Psalm 7:15–16 · Micah 7:2 · Psalm 140:5 · Psalm 35:7–8 · Psalm 9:15–16 · Proverbs 29:5 · Psalm 142:3 · Matthew 26:37–38 · 1 Samuel 23:22–26 · Psalm 42:6

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.