Psalm 57:6

They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down: they have digged a pit before me, into the midst whereof they are fallen themselves. Selah.

Cross-references

Psalm 7:15 Parallel

Psalm 7:15 describes the wicked falling into the pit they dug — the same imagery of self-entrapment as in Psalm 57:6.

Psalm 7:16 Parallel

Psalm 7:16 echoes the same reversal: the wicked's mischief returns on their own head, reinforcing the theme of enemies falling into their own trap.

Psalm 9:15 Parallel

Psalm 9:15 uses identical imagery of a pit and net: the nations sink in the pit they made, their own foot caught in the hidden net.

Psalm 9:16 Parallel

Psalm 9:16 states the wicked are snared in the work of their own hands—the same divine justice pattern of self-inflicted downfall.

Psalm 35:8 Parallel

Psalm 35:8 prays for the hidden net to ensnare the enemy—a direct parallel to the backfiring trap in the main verse.

Psalm 142:3 Parallel

In Psalm 142:3, the same image of a hidden trap appears alongside a fainting spirit, reinforcing the psalmist's distress.

Psalm 31:4 Parallel

Psalm 31:4 uses the same net/trap imagery and adds God's rescue, showing the psalmist's trust in deliverance.

Psalm 38:6 Parallel

Psalm 38:6 uses the exact phrase 'bowed down' for the psalmist's condition, though from sin/sickness rather than enemies.

Psalm 56:6 Parallel

Psalm 56:6 describes enemies watching steps and lurking — the same threat of hidden traps against the psalmist.

Psalm 35:7 Parallel

Psalm 35:7 describes enemies hiding a net and digging a pit without cause—the same trap-setting action, though without the reversal.

Psalm 140:5 Parallel

Psalm 140:5 depicts the arrogant hiding a trap and spreading a net—the same imagery of enemies setting snares, without the reversal.

1 Samuel 23:22–26 Historical context

1 Samuel 23:22-26 recounts Saul pursuing David in the wilderness—the historical event behind this psalm, where enemies set a trap but David escapes.

Proverbs 26:27 echoes the same principle: those who dig pits for others fall into them themselves, reinforcing the theme of divine justice.

Proverbs 29:5 warns that flattery spreads a net for the flatterer's own feet—a moral parallel to the trap that backfires.

Jeremiah 18:20 also describes enemies digging a pit for the prophet, but here it's a complaint of repaid evil, not their fall.

Micah 7:2 Parallel

Micah 7:2 describes everyone hunting each other with a net—a general picture of societal wickedness that matches the enemy's trap-setting.