¹⁵ The nations have fallen into the pit they dug for others.
    Their own feet have been caught in the trap they set.

⁶ My enemies have set a trap for me.
    I am weary from distress.
They have dug a deep pit in my path,
    but they themselves have fallen into it. Interlude

⁸ So let sudden ruin come upon them!
    Let them be caught in the trap they set for me!
    Let them be destroyed in the pit they dug for me.

¹⁵ They dig a deep pit to trap others,
    then fall into it themselves.
¹⁶ The trouble they make for others backfires on them.
    The violence they plan falls on their own heads.

⁸ Those who plant injustice will harvest disaster,
    and their reign of terror will come to an end.^[a]

²² An evil man is held captive by his own sins;
    they are ropes that catch and hold him.

²³ God will turn the sins of evil people back on them.
    He will destroy them for their sins.
    The Lord our God will destroy them.

¹⁵ But their swords will stab their own hearts,
    and their bows will be broken.