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


In Context

5 Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the LORD chase them.

6 Let their way be dark and slippery: and let the angel of the LORD persecute them.

7 For without cause they have hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have digged for my soul.

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

9 And my soul shall be joyful in the LORD: it shall rejoice in his salvation.

10 All my bones shall say, LORD, who is like thee, who deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, even the poor 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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

35:8Let destruction come upon him unawares, and let his net which he hath hidden catch himself: for 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 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.