Psalm 119:85
The proud have digged pits for me, which are not after thy law.
Cross-reference
In Psalm 119:78, the same 'insolent' are mentioned, with a prayer for their shame while the psalmist meditates on God's precepts.
Psalm 119:95 shows the wicked waiting to destroy the psalmist, mirroring the pits dug by the arrogant here.
Psalm 119:110 uses snare imagery from the wicked, paralleling the pit-digging in this verse.
In Psalm 7:15, the same imagery of digging a pit is used for the wicked falling into their own trap.
In Psalm 35:7, the psalmist also describes enemies digging a pit without cause, echoing the same injustice.
Psalm 86:14 similarly describes arrogant foes attacking with no regard for God, amplifying the threat from those who defy God's law.
Psalm 140:5 also mentions the arrogant setting traps, using identical language of hidden snares.
In Jeremiah 18:20, the prophet laments that they dug a pit for him despite his intercession, mirroring the unjust pits for the psalmist.