Psalms 140:5 · KJV
“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.”
— Psalms 140:5
Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.
I said unto the LORD, Thou {art} my God: hear the voice of my supplications, O LORD.
Psalms 140 — Context
They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison {is} under their lips. Selah.
4Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.
5The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set gins for me. Selah.
6I said unto the LORD, Thou {art} my God: hear the voice of my supplications, O LORD.
7O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.
Cross References
Psalms 35:7
For without cause have they hid for me their net {in} a pit, {which} without cause they have digged for my soul.
Psalms 142:3
When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then thou knewest my path. In the way wherein I walked have they privily laid a snare for me.
Jeremiah 18:22
Let a cry be heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a troop suddenly upon them: for they have digged a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet.
Psalms 119:85
The proud have digged pits for me, which {are} not after thy law.
Psalms 57:6
They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down: they have digged a pit before me, into the midst whereof they are fallen {themselves}. Selah.
Jeremiah 18:20
Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have digged a pit for my soul. Remember that I stood before thee to speak good for them, {and} to turn away thy wrath from them.
Psalms 123:3-4
Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.
Luke 20:20-23
And they watched {him}, and sent forth spies, which should feign themselves just men, that they might take hold of his words, that so they might deliver him unto the power and authority of the governor.