Psalms 140:5
The proud have hidden a snare for me, they have spread the cords of a net by the path. They have set traps for me. Selah.
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In Context
6I said to the LORD, “You are my God.” Listen to the cry of my petitions, LORD.
Cross References
Job 18:9A snare will take him by the heel. A trap will catch him.
Psalms 17:8Keep me as the apple of your eye. Hide me under the shadow of your wings,
Psalms 35:7For without cause they have hidden their net in a pit for me. Without cause they have dug a pit for my soul.
Psalms 43:1Vindicate me, God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation. Oh, deliver me from deceitful and wicked men.
Psalms 119:69The proud have smeared a lie upon me. With my whole heart, I will keep your precepts.
Psalms 119:110The wicked have laid a snare for me, yet I haven’t gone astray from your precepts.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 140:2-8
Complaints and Petitions. 1 Deliver me, O Lord , from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man; 2 Which imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they gathered together for war. 3 They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah. 4 Keep me, O Lord , from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings. 5 The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set gins… Read the whole commentary →