Mazmur 7:15

7:15 he digs a pit ¹ 

and then falls into the hole he has made. ² 

Mazmur 78:17

78:17 Yet they continued to sin against him,

and rebelled against the sovereign One ³  in the desert.

Mazmur 119:67

119:67 Before I was afflicted I used to stray off, ⁴ 

but now I keep your instructions. ⁵ 

Mazmur 119:87

119:87 They have almost destroyed me here on the earth,

but I do not reject your precepts.

[7:15]  ¹ tn Heb “a pit he digs and he excavates it.” Apparently the imagery of hunting is employed; the wicked sinner digs this pit to entrap and destroy his intended victim. The redundancy in the Hebrew text has been simplified in the translation.

[7:15]  ² tn The verb forms in vv. 15-16 describe the typical behavior and destiny of those who attempt to destroy others. The image of the evildoer falling into the very trap he set for his intended victim emphasizes the appropriate nature of God’s judgment.

[78:17]  ³ tn Heb “rebelling [against] the Most High.”

[119:67]  ⁴ tn Heb “before I suffered, I was straying off.”

[119:67]  ⁵ tn Heb “your word.”