King James Version
Psalms 7:15 in the King James Version says “He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made. He made a pit: Heb. He hath digged a pit” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 7 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made. He made a pit: Heb. He hath digged a pit”
Psalms 7:15 · KJV
He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death; he ordaineth his arrows against the persecutors.
Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.
He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made. He made a pit: Heb. He hath digged a pit
His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.
I will praise the LORD according to his righteousness: and will sing praise to the name of the LORD most high.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“it and is fallen”
H5307to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
“which he made”
H6466to do or make (systematically and habitually), especially to practise
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