The word for pitmust be transposed from the first line, where it is superfluous and awkward, to the second line, where it is required. Render

For without cause have they hid a net for me:

Without cause have they dug a pit for my soul (life).

The metaphors from the hunter's nets and pitfalls express the insidious character of their secret plots. Cp. again Jeremiah 18:20; Jeremiah 18:22.

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