Psalms 140:5
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.
King James Version
In Context
6I said unto the LORD, Thou art my God: hear the voice of my supplications, O LORD.
Cross References
Job 18:9The gin shall take him by the heel, and the robber shall prevail against him.
Psalms 17:8Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,
Psalms 35:7For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have digged for my soul.
Psalms 43:1Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.
Psalms 119:69The proud have forged a lie against me: but I will keep thy precepts with my whole heart.
Psalms 119:110The wicked have laid a snare for me: yet I erred not from thy 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 →