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A netרֶשֶׁתthey preparedהֵכִינוּfor my footsteps;לִפְעָמַיmy soulנַפְשִׁיwas bowed down;כָּפַףthey dugכָּרוּbefore meלְפָנַיa hole;שִׁיחָהthey fellנָפְלוּinto the middle of it.בְתוֹכָהּSelah.סֶלָה
Psalms 57:6
Study it in the app“A net they prepared for my footsteps; my soul was bowed down; they dug before me a hole; they fell into the middle of it. Selah.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 57:6, word by word
- A netרֶשֶׁתreshet
net
A mesh for hunting, or a trap.
Where else “reshet” appears- they preparedהֵכִינוּhechinu
prepare
To get something set and done beforehand.
Where else “hechinu” appears- for my footstepsפְעָמַfeama
step
What is done in walking: the movement of a foot and the print it leaves.
Where else “feama” appears- my soulנַפְשִׁnafshi
soul
A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.
Where else “nafshi” appears- was bowed downכָּפַףkafaf
bow down
To bow down, to bend; to be bent or brought low under a weight.
Where else “kafaf” appears- they dugכָּרוּkaru
dig
To dig a well or a grave.
Where else “karu” appears- before meפָנַfana
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fana” appears- a holeשִׁיחָהshicha
pit
A pit dug as a trap to make someone fall.
Where else “shicha” appears- they fellנָפְלוּnaflu
fall
To fall to the ground, or for a city to fall.
Where else “naflu” appears- into the middle of itתוֹכָtocha
midst
The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.
Where else “tocha” appears- Selahסֶלָהsela
Selah
Selah: a word found at the end of some stanzas of the psalms. It is probably a direction for the music or a pause; its exact sense is unknown, so it is left in Hebrew.
Where else “sela” appears
The context
5Be exalted above the heavens, Elohim; over all the earth be your glory.
6 · This verse (above)
7Firm is my heart, Elohim, firm is my heart; I will sing and sing psalms.