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628 B
628 B
they set their net for me
The schemes of the wicked are spoken of as if they were a net that they set to catch the writer. Alternate translation: "they want to catch me in a net like a small animal" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
they dug a pit for my life
The schemes of the wicked are spoken of as if they were a pit that they dug to catch the writer. Alternate translation: "they wanted to capture me in a pit like a big animal" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
my life
This refers to the writer. Alternate translation: "me" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche)