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Brenton's Septuagint
Psalms 7:16
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The trouble they make for others backfires on them. The violence they plan falls on their own heads.
His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violence shall come down upon his own pate.
His mischief shall return on his own head, And his violence shall come down on his own pate.
They will get themselves into trouble; the violence they cause will hurt only themselves.
He becomes the victim of his own destructive plans and the violence he intended for others falls on his own head.
His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.
The trouble he causes shall return to his own head. His violence shall come down on the crown of his own head.
His mischief will return on his own head, And his violence will come down on the top of his head [like loose dirt].
His mischief returns upon his own head, and on his own skull his violence descends.
His sorewe schal be turned in to his heed; and his wickidnesse schal come doun in to his necke.
His trouble recoils on himself, and his violence falls on his own head.
The trouble they cause comes back on them, and their heads are crushed by their own evil deeds.
His mischief shall return upon his own head, And his violence shall come down upon his own pate.
His wrongdoing will come back to him, and his violent behaviour will come down on his head.
He makes a pit, digs it deep, and falls into the hole he made.
His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violence shall come down upon his own pate.
The trouble they cause will come back on them. They plan harm for others, but they are the ones who will be hurt.
He hath digged a pit, and hollowed it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made.
His mischiefe shall returne vpon his owne head, and his violent dealing shall come downe vpon his owne pate.
The trouble he makes will return to him. When he hurts others it will come down on his own head.
Their mischief returns upon their own heads, and on their own heads their violence descends.
His mischiefe shall returne vpon his owne head, & his crueltie shall fall vpon his owne pate.
His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his iniquity upon his own pate.
So they are punished by their own evil and are hurt by their own violence.
His mischief, turneth back, on his own head, - and, on his own crown, his violence, descendeth.
(7-17) His sorrow shall be turned on his own head: and his iniquity shall come down upon his crown.
His mischief returns upon his own head, and on his own pate his violence descends.
For his labour shall come vpon his owne head: and his wickednesse shall fall vpon his owne pate.
His trouble comes back on his own head;his own violence comes down on top of his head.
The trouble he causes shall return to his own head. His violence shall come down on the crown of his own head.
His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.
His trouble comes back on his head, and his violence comes down on his skull.
His mischief shall return on his own head, and his violence shall come down on his own crown.
Return doth his perverseness on his head, And on his crown his violence cometh down.
For his vnhappynes shall come vpon his owne heade, & his wickednes shall fall vpon his owne pate.
His harm will return on his own head, And his violence will descend on the top of his own head.
His trouble shall return upon his own head, And his violent dealing shall come down on his own crown.
His mischief will return upon his own head, And his violence will descend upon his own pate.
His mischief will return upon his own head,And his violence will descend upon his own skull.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Psalms 36:4, Psalms 36:12, Psalms 37:12, Psalms 37:13, 1 Samuel 23:9, 1 Samuel 24:12, 1 Samuel 24:13, 1 Samuel 26:10, 1 Samuel 28:19, 1 Samuel 31:3, 1 Samuel 31:4, 1 Kings 2:32, Esther 9:25, Malachi 2:3-5
Reciprocal: Judges 9:24 - That the 1 Samuel 17:51 - his sword 1 Samuel 25:39 - hath returned 2 Samuel 3:39 - the Lord 2 Samuel 17:11 - in thine 1 Kings 2:44 - return 1 Kings 21:19 - In the place 2 Kings 16:8 - to the king Esther 7:9 - Behold Job 5:13 - taketh Psalms 9:15 - General Psalms 10:2 - let Psalms 18:48 - violent man Psalms 35:8 - net Psalms 55:23 - O God Psalms 57:6 - a net Psalms 94:23 - And he Psalms 140:9 - let the mischief Psalms 141:10 - the wicked Proverbs 5:22 - His Proverbs 11:6 - but Proverbs 11:27 - he that seeketh Proverbs 21:7 - robbery Proverbs 24:16 - but Proverbs 26:27 - diggeth Proverbs 28:10 - he shall Ecclesiastes 10:8 - that
Cross-References
And the Lord God said to Noe, Enter thou and all thy family into the ark, for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.
And of the clean cattle take in to thee sevens, male and female, and of the unclean cattle pairs male and female.
And of clean flying creatures of the sky sevens, male and female, and of all unclean flying creatures pairs, male and female, to maintain seed on all the earth.
For yet seven days having passed I bring rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights, and I will blot out every offspring which I have made from the face of all the earth.
And Noe did all things whatever the Lord God commanded him.
And it came to pass after the seven days that the water of the flood came upon the earth.
And the rule of God shall protect thee, and that under the strength of the everlasting arms; and he shall cast forth the enemy from before thy face, saying, Perish.
Therefore will we not fear when the earth is troubled, and the mountains are removed into the depths of the seas.
that thou mayest go confidently in peace in all thy ways, and that thy foot may not stumble.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
His mischief shall return upon his own head,.... That which he conceived and devised in his mind, and attempted to bring upon others, shall fall upon himself, as a just judgment from heaven upon him;
and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate; referring to the violence with which Saul pursued David, which would be requited to him, and of which he prophesied, 1 Samuel 26:10.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
His mischief - The mischief which he had designed for others.
Shall return upon his own head - Shall come upon himself. The blow which he aimed at others shall recoil on himself. This is but stating in another form the sentiment which had been expressed in the two previous verses. The language used here has something of a proverbial cast, and perhaps was common in the time of the writer to express this idea.
And his violent dealing - Which he shows to others. The word rendered violent dealing means violence, injustice, oppression, wrong.
Shall all come down upon his own pate - The word here rendered “pate” means properly vertex, top, or crown - as of the head. The idea is that it would come upon himself. He would be treated as he had designed to treat others. The sentiment here expressed is found also in Psalms 9:15; Psalms 35:8; Psalms 37:15. Compare Eurip. Med. 409, and Lucretius v. 1151.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Psalms 7:16. Shall come down upon his own pate. — Upon his scalp, קדקד kodkod, the top of the head. It may refer to knocking the criminal on the head, in order to deprive him of life. Had scalping been known in those days, I should have thought the reference might be to that barbarous custom.
