Boomerang Psalms

Psalm 5:10

Make them bear their guilt, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; because of their many transgressions cast them out, for they have rebelled against you.

Psalm 7:15-16

They make a pit, digging it out, and fall into the hole that they have made. Their mischief returns upon their own heads, and on their own heads their violence descends.

Psalm 9:15-16

The nations have sunk in the pit that they made; in the net that they hid has their own foot been caught. The Lord has made himself known, he has executed judgment; the wicked are snared in the work of their own hands.

Psalm 10:2

In arrogance the wicked persecute the poor— let them be caught in the schemes they have devised.

Psalm 35:8

Let ruin come on them unawares. And let the net that they hid ensnare them; let them fall in it—to their ruin.

Psalm 37:14-15

The wicked draw the sword and bend their bows to bring down the poor and needy, to kill those who walk uprightly; their sword shall enter their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.

Psalm 57:6

They set a net for my steps; my soul was bowed down. They dug a pit in my path, but they have fallen into it themselves.

Psalm 109:17,29

He loved to curse; let curses come on him. He did not like blessing; may it be far from him.

May my accusers be clothed with dishonor; may they be wrapped in their own shame as in a mantle.

Psalm 115:8

Those who make them (idols) are like them; so are all who trust in them.

Psalm 140:9

Those who surround me lift up their heads; let the mischief of their lips overwhelm them!

Psalm 141:10

Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I alone escape.