8Let destruction come upon him unawares, and let his net which he hath hidden catch himself: for destruction let him fall therein.


In Context

5 Let them be as chaff before the wind, and let the angel of Jehovah drive them away;

6 Let their way be dark and slippery, and let the angel of Jehovah pursue them.

7 For without cause have they hidden for me their net in a pit; without cause they have digged it for my soul.

8 Let destruction come upon him unawares, and let his net which he hath hidden catch himself: for destruction let him fall therein.

9 And my soul shall be joyful in Jehovah; it shall rejoice in his salvation.

10 All my bones shall say, Jehovah, who is like unto thee, who deliverest the afflicted from one stronger than he, yea, the afflicted and the needy from him that spoileth him!

Psalm 35:8 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

35:8Let destruction come upon him at unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself: into that very destruction let him fall.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

35:8may ruin overtake them by surprise- may the net they hid entangle them, may they fall into the pit, to their ruin.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

35:8Let the snare which he knoweth not come upon him : and let the net which he hath hidden catch him : and let the net which he hath hidden catch him : and into that very snare let them fall.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

35:8Let destruction come upon him unawares; And let his net that he hath hid catch himself: With destruction let him fall therein.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

35:8Let destruction come upon him at unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself: with destruction let him fall therein.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

35:8Let destruction come upon him at unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself: into that very destruction let him fall.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

35:8Let destruction come on him unawares. Let his net that he has hidden catch himself. Let him fall into that destruction.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

35:8Meet him doth desolation — he knoweth not, And his net that he hid catcheth him, For desolation he falleth into it.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

35:8Let destruction come on him at unawares; and let his net that he has hid catch himself: into that very destruction let him fall.