Psalms 69:22

Let their table before them become a snare; 1 when they think they are in safety, let it become a trap. 1

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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 gave me poison for my food; 1 in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink. 1

23Let their eyes be darkened so that they cannot see; 1 and always make their loins shake. 1

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Cross References

Proverbs 1:32For the naive are killed when they turn away, 1 and the indifference of fools will destroy them. 1

Malachi 2:2“If you will not listen, and if you will not lay it on your heart to give honor to my name,” says Yahweh of hosts, “then I will send a curse on you, and I will curse your blessings. Indeed, I have cursed them, because you are not laying my command on your heart.

1 Thessalonians 5:3When they say, “Peace and safety,” then sudden destruction will come on them. It will be like birth pains in a pregnant woman. They will in no way 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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