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Psalms 7:16 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate. "
Psalms 7:16
Verse in Context
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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.
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.
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Psalms 7:1
"[[Shiggaion of David, which he sang unto the LORD, concerning the words of Cush the Benjamite.]] O LORD my God, in thee do I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver"
Psalms 7:2
"Lest he tear my soul like a lion, rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver."
Psalms 7:3
"O LORD my God, if I have done this; if there be iniquity in my hands;"
Psalms 7:4
"If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me; (yea, I have delivered him that without cause is mine enemy:)"
Psalms 7:5
"Let the enemy persecute my soul, and take it; yea, let him tread down my life upon the earth, and lay mine honour in the dust. Selah."
Psalms 7:6
"Arise, O LORD, in thine anger, lift up thyself because of the rage of mine enemies: and awake for me to the judgment that thou hast commanded."
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