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15 [a]Behold, he who conceives iniquity
    and is pregnant with mischief
    will give birth to lies.
16 He digs a pit and makes it deep,
    but he will fall into the trap he has made.
17 His wickedness will recoil upon his own head,
    and his violence will fall back on his own crown.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 7:15 See notes on Pss 5:11; 35.

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.

17 I will give thanks to the Lord because of his righteousness;(C)
    I will sing the praises(D) of the name of the Lord Most High.(E)

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