Psalms 69:22

Let their table, before them, become a snare, And unto their friends, a lure;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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

21But they put in my food—poison! And, for my thirst, they gave for my drink—vinegar!

23Let their eyes become too dim to see, And, their loins, continually cause thou to shake;

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Cross References

Proverbs 1:32For, the turning away of the simple, will slay them,—and, the carelessness of dullards, will destroy them.

Malachi 2:2If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory to my Name, saith Yahweh of hosts, then will I send among you the curse, and will curse your blessings,—and indeed I have cursed them, because ye are not at all laying it to heart.

1 Thessalonians 5:3As soon as they begin to say—Peace! and safety! then, suddenly, upon them, cometh destruction,—just as the birth-throe unto her that is with child,—and in nowise shall they 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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