Focused Passage

Psalms 7:14-17

The Righteous Judge: Refuge, Vindication, and the Wickedness That Returns on Itself

Refuge -> self-examination -> judicial appeal -> heart-searching confidence -> warning to the unrepentant -> wickedness reversed -> thanksgiving

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

14 Behold, the wicked man travails with evil; he conceives trouble and births falsehood.

15 He has dug a hole and hollowed it out; he has fallen into a pit of his own making.

16 His trouble recoils on himself, and his violence falls on his own head.

17 I will thank the LORD for His righteousness and sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High.

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References and Original Words

Verse 14

Cross-references

James 1:15 Classic cross-references Job 15:35 Classic cross-references Micah 2:1 Classic cross-references Psalms 37:15 Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 3:19 Classic cross-references

Original words

Behold הִנֵּ֥ה H2009 Interjection [the wicked man] travails יְחַבֶּל־ H2254 Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular with evil אָ֑וֶן H205 Noun - masculine singular he conceives וְהָרָ֥ה H2029 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular trouble עָ֝מָ֗ל H5999 Noun - masculine singular and births וְיָ֣לַד H3205 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular falsehood שָֽׁקֶר׃ H8267 Noun - masculine singular

Verse 15

Cross-references

Proverbs 26:27 Classic cross-references Job 4:8 Classic cross-references Psalms 141:10 Classic cross-references Esther 7:9 Classic cross-references Proverbs 11:27 Classic cross-references

Original words

He has dug כָּ֭רָֽה H3738 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular a hole בּ֣וֹר H953 Noun - masculine singular and hollowed it out וַֽיַּחְפְּרֵ֑הוּ H2658 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular he has fallen וַ֝יִּפֹּ֗ל H5307 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular into a pit בְּשַׁ֣חַת H7845 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular of his own making יִפְעָֽל׃ H6466 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular

Verse 16

Cross-references

Psalms 10:2 Classic cross-references Psalms 94:23 Classic cross-references Esther 9:25 Classic cross-references Esther 7:10 Classic cross-references Psalms 140:9 Classic cross-references

Original words

His trouble עֲמָל֣וֹ H5999 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular recoils יָשׁ֣וּב H7725 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular on himself בְרֹאשׁ֑וֹ H7218 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular and his violence חֲמָס֥וֹ H2555 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular falls יֵרֵֽד׃ H3381 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular on וְעַ֥ל H5921 Conjunctive waw | Preposition his own head קָ֝דְקֳד֗וֹ H6936 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular

Verse 17

Cross-references

Psalms 9:2 Classic cross-references Psalms 9:1 Classic cross-references Psalms 71:15 Classic cross-references Psalms 98:2 Classic cross-references Psalms 111:3 Classic cross-references

Original words

I will thank אוֹדֶ֣ה H3034 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular the LORD יְהוָ֣ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular for His righteousness כְּצִדְק֑וֹ H6664 Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular and sing praise וַ֝אֲזַמְּרָ֗ה H2167 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular to the name שֵֽׁם־ H8034 Noun - masculine singular construct of the LORD יְהוָ֥ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular Most High עֶלְיֽוֹן׃ H5945 Adjective - masculine singular

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