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Psalms 7:16

King James Version (KJV)

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His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.

Psalms 7:16 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Psalms 7:16

Theological / Devotional

His mischief. That is, the mischief he intended for others. This statement is a repetition in another form of the idea expressed in vs. 14, 15 (see Ps. 9:15 ; 35:8; 37:15).

Pate. The head itself, or the top or crown of the head. The idea is that what the wicked man designed for others shall come upon himself. The two clauses of this verse are an example of synonymous parallelism. The words for “head” and “pate” appear repeatedly as parallels in Ugaritic literature (see pp. 618, 619).

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