he digs a pit ¹  and then falls into the hole he has made. ² 

biblegateway Psa 7:15

He has dug a pit and hollowed it out, And has fallen into the hole which he made.

He dug a pit and hollowed it out, but fell into the hole he had made.

He digs a pit and shovels it out. Then he falls into the hole that he made for others.

biblegateway Psa 7:15

He who digs a hole and scoops it out falls into the pit he has made.

He makes a pit, digging it out, and falls into the hole that he has made.

bibleoremus Psa 7:15

They make a pit, digging it out, and fall into the hole that they have made.

He has made a pit and dug it deep, but he himself will fall into the hole he was making.

biblegateway Psa 7:15

He made a pit and dug it out, And has fallen into the ditch which he made.

He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch [which] he made.

biblegateway Psa 7:15

he digs a pit ¹  and then falls into the hole he has made. ² 

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.

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.