10 (A)Let the wicked fall into their own nets,
While I escape safely.

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10 Let the wicked fall(A) into their own nets,
    while I pass by in safety.(B)

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[a]Let (A)destruction come upon him unexpectedly,
And let his net that he has hidden catch himself;
Into that very destruction let him fall.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 35:8 Lit. Let destruction he does not know come upon him,

may ruin overtake them by surprise—(A)
    may the net they hid entangle them,
    may they fall into the pit,(B) to their ruin.

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(A)The righteous is delivered from trouble,
And it comes to the wicked instead.

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The righteous person is rescued from trouble,
    and it falls on the wicked instead.(A)

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As for the head of those who surround me,
Let the evil of their lips cover them;

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Those who surround me proudly rear their heads;
    may the mischief of their lips engulf them.(A)

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But God shall shoot at them with an arrow;
Suddenly they shall be wounded.
So He will make them stumble over their own tongue;
(A)All who see them shall flee away.

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But God will shoot them with his arrows;
    they will suddenly be struck down.
He will turn their own tongues against them(A)
    and bring them to ruin;
    all who see them will shake their heads(B) in scorn.(C)

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14 The wicked have drawn the sword
And have bent their bow,
To cast down the poor and needy,
To slay those who are of upright conduct.
15 Their sword shall enter their own heart,
And their bows shall be broken.

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14 The wicked draw the sword(A)
    and bend the bow(B)
to bring down the poor and needy,(C)
    to slay those whose ways are upright.
15 But their swords will pierce their own hearts,(D)
    and their bows will be broken.(E)

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15 He made a pit and dug it out,
(A)And has fallen into the ditch which he made.
16 (B)His trouble shall return upon his own head,
And his violent dealing shall come down on [a]his own crown.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 7:16 The crown of his own head

15 Whoever digs a hole and scoops it out
    falls into the pit(A) they have made.(B)
16 The trouble they cause recoils on them;
    their violence comes down on their own heads.

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10 So (A)they (B)hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the king’s wrath subsided.

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10 So they impaled(A) Haman(B) on the pole(C) he had set up for Mordecai.(D) Then the king’s fury subsided.(E)

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