The Meaning of Psalms 57:6 Explained

Psalms 57:6

KJV: They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down: they have digged a pit before me, into the midst whereof they are fallen themselves. Selah.

YLT: A net they have prepared for my steps, Bowed down hath my soul, They have digged before me a pit, They have fallen into its midst. Selah.

Darby: They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul was bowed down: they have digged a pit before me; they are fallen into the midst thereof. Selah.

ASV: They have prepared a net for my steps; My soul is bowed down: They have digged a pit before me; They are fallen into the midst thereof themselves. Selah

Discover Psalms 57:6

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Psalms 57:6?

MEANING: What does Psalms 57:6 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Psalms 57:6 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Psalms 57:6?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

They have prepared  a net  for my steps;  my soul  is bowed down:  they have digged  a pit  before  me, into the midst  whereof they are fallen  [themselves]. Selah. 

What does Psalms 57:6 Mean?

Verse Meaning

Now David spoke of himself as a wild animal that hunters were trying to snare. However, he believed that his hunters would fall into their own trap (cf. Psalm 7:15; Psalm 9:15; Psalm 35:8).

Context Summary

Psalms 57:1-11 - "in The Shadow Of Thy Wings"
This is one of the choicest psalms. It dates from Adullam or Engedi. It consists of two sections, each of which ends with the same refrain, Psalms 57:5; Psalms 57:11.
First strophe, Psalms 57:1-5
The fugitive among rocky fastnesses hears the roar of the wild beast, but lies quietly in his hiding-place. God's angels will shut lions' mouths. "As the wings of a mother-bird intercept the danger that menaces her nestlings, so the loving care of God protects His people. Is there not here a trace of words uttered earlier by David's ancestor? Ruth 2:12; Deuteronomy 32:11.
Second strophe, Psalms 57:6-11
Before we can awake and sing, we must be conscious that we are touching bedrock. If we are without assurance of salvation, we shall be songless and joyless. In this short psalm the singer has sung himself clear into the blue heaven. He awakes the dawn with His notes. God's mercy and truth-or faithfulness-like guardian angels in the meanwhile keep watch. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 57

1  David in prayer fleeing unto God, complains of his dangerous case
7  He encourages himself to praise God

What do the individual words in Psalms 57:6 mean?

A net they have prepared for my steps is bowed down My soul they have dug before me a pit they [themselves] have fallen Into the midst of it Selah
רֶ֤שֶׁת ׀ הֵכִ֣ינוּ לִפְעָמַי֮ כָּפַ֪ף נַ֫פְשִׁ֥י כָּר֣וּ לְפָנַ֣י שִׁיחָ֑ה נָפְל֖וּ בְתוֹכָ֣הּ סֶֽלָה

רֶ֤שֶׁת ׀  A  net 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: רֶשֶׁת  
Sense: net.
הֵכִ֣ינוּ  they  have  prepared 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: כּוּן 
Sense: to be firm, be stable, be established.
לִפְעָמַי֮  for  my  steps 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, feminine plural construct, first person common singular
Root: פַּעַם  
Sense: stroke, beat, foot, step, anvil, occurrence.
כָּפַ֪ף  is  bowed  down 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: כָּפַף  
Sense: to bend, bend down, bow down, be bent, be bowed.
נַ֫פְשִׁ֥י  My  soul 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: נֶפֶשׁ  
Sense: soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion.
כָּר֣וּ  they  have  dug 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: כּוּר 
Sense: to dig, excavate, dig through.
לְפָנַ֣י  before  me 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural construct, first person common singular
Root: לִפְנֵי 
Sense: face.
שִׁיחָ֑ה  a  pit 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: שִׁיחָה  
Sense: pit.
נָפְל֖וּ  they  [themselves]  have  fallen 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: נָפַל  
Sense: to fall, lie, be cast down, fail.
בְתוֹכָ֣הּ  Into  the  midst  of  it 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person feminine singular
Root: תָּוֶךְ  
Sense: midst, middle.
סֶֽלָה  Selah 
Parse: Interjection
Root: סֶלָה  
Sense: to lift up, exalt.

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