Charles Ellicott Commentary Psalms 35:7

"For without cause have they hid for me their net [in] a pit; Without cause have they digged [a pit] for my soul." — Psalms 35:7 (ASV)

Have they hid ... —Literally, they have hid for me the pit of their net, which, as it stands, can mean nothing but a “pit with a net in it,” such as was used to entrap lions and other wild beasts. But it is better to remove the word “pit” to the second clause, thus removing the need to supply a relative, and improving the rhythm.

“ For unprovoked they hid a net for me,
Unprovoked they dug a pit for my soul.”