Psalms 69:22

May their table become a snare; may it be a retribution and a trap.

Majority Standard Bible

In The King James Version

Let their table become a snare before them: and that which should have been for their welfare, let it become a trap.

In Context

21They poisoned my food with gall and gave me vinegar to quench my thirst.

23May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever.

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Cross References

Proverbs 1:32For the waywardness of the simple will slay them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them.

Malachi 2:2If you do not listen, and if you do not take it to heart to honor My name,” says the LORD of Hosts, “I will send a curse among you, and I will curse your blessings. Yes, I have already begun to curse them, because you are not taking it to heart.

1 Thessalonians 5:3For while people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 69:14-22

Complaints and Petitions. 13 But as for me, my prayer is unto thee, O Lord , in an acceptable time: O God, in the multitude of thy mercy hear me, in the truth of thy salvation. 14 Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink: let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters. 15 Let not the waterflood overflow me, neither let the deep swallow me up, and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me. 16 Hear me, O Lord ; for thy lovingkindness is good: turn unto me according to the multitude of thy… Read the whole commentary →

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