Psalms 7:14Behold, he travails with iniquity. Yes, he has conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.
The setting
Ancient Israel, ~1000 BC. King David sits in his palace, remembering enemies who plotted against him with lies...
The emotion here: angry but trusting God's justice will prevail
The original word
aven (אָוֶן) — emptiness, vanity, worthless schemes that ultimately fail
Why it matters
Hebrew poetry uses birth imagery to describe evil plots - like pregnancy ending in stillbirth
Read with care
What most readers miss in Psalms 7:14
The Hebrew compares plotting evil to a pregnancy that produces nothing but emptiness
Common misconceptionPeople think this means bad people always fail immediately. But David wrote this while still being pursued - he's declaring future certainty, not present reality.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Psalms 7:14
Bible Genome reading
Psalms 7:14 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Psalms 7:14 comes from the book of Psalms, written during the United Kingdom period. These words are attributed to David. The dominant emotion in this verse is angry, with a comfort power of 40% and a tone that is reflective. It belongs to the psalm genre of biblical literature. Key themes include evil consequences, wickedness. Notable phrases: travails with iniquity; conceived mischief; brought forth falsehood. This verse is a prayer.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same angry
“Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, 'I am strong.'”
— Joel 3:10
“You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!”
— Matthew 23:24
“Listen to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who tell their husba…”
— Amos 4:1
“I hate, I despise your feasts, and I can't stand your solemn assemblies.”
— Amos 5:21
“Your eyes shall not pity; life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.”
— Deuteronomy 19:21
Your reflection
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