Psalms 119:110
The wicked have laid a snare for me; yet went I not astray from Thy precepts.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
The wicked have laid a snare for me: yet I erred not from thy precepts.
In Context
109My soul is continually in my hand; yet have I not forgotten Thy law.
111Thy testimonies have I taken as a heritage for ever; for they are the rejoicing of my heart.
Cross References
Psalms 10:8He sitteth in the lurking-places of the villages; in secret places doth he slay the innocent; his eyes are on the watch for the helpless.
Psalms 57:7(57-8) My heart is stedfast, O God, my heart is stedfast; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises.
Psalms 119:21Thou hast rebuked the proud that are cursed, that do err from Thy commandments.
Psalms 119:85The proud have digged pits for me, which is not according to Thy law.
Psalms 119:95The wicked have waited for me to destroy me; but I will consider Thy testimonies.
Psalms 140:5(140-6) The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set gins for me. Selah
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:110-111
109 My soul is continually in my hand: yet do I not forget thy law. 110 The wicked have laid a snare for me: yet I erred not from thy precepts. Here is, 1. David in danger of losing his life. There is but a step between him and death, for the wicked have laid a snare for him; Saul did so many a time, because he hated him for his piety. Wherever he was he found some design or other laid against him to take away his life, for it was that they aimed at. What they could not effect by open force they hoped to compass… Read the whole commentary →