Psalms 140:5 - Forerunner Commentary

Psalms 140:5

3 They sharpen their tongues like a serpent;
The ^apoison of asps is under their lips. Selah

4 ^aKeep me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked;
Preserve me from violent men,
Who have purposed to make my steps stumble.

5 The proud have hidden a ^asnare for me, and cords;
They have spread a net by the wayside;
They have set traps for me. Selah

6 I said to the Lord: “You are my God;
Hear the voice of my supplications, O Lord.

7 O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation,
You have¹ covered my head in the day of battle.

8 Do not grant, O Lord, the desires of the wicked;
Do not further his wicked scheme,
^aLest they be exalted. Selah

9 “As for the head of those who surround me,
Let the evil of their lips cover them;

10 ^aLet burning coals fall upon them;
Let them be cast into the fire,
Into deep pits, that they rise not up again.

11 Let not a slanderer be established in the earth;
Let evil hunt the violent man to overthrow him.”

12 I know that the Lord will ^amaintain
The cause of the afflicted,
And justice for the poor.

13 Surely the righteous shall give thanks to Your name;
The upright shall dwell in Your presence.

Verse Comparison: Psalms 140:5

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American Standard Version
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

Amplified® Bible
The proud have hidden a snare for me; they have spread cords as a net by the wayside, they have set traps for me. Selah [pause, and calmly think of that]!

Contemporary English Version
Those proud people have hidden traps and nets to catch me as I walk.

Darby English Version
The proud have hidden a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the way-side; they have set traps for me. Selah.

Good News Bible
The proud have set a trap for me; they have laid their snares, and along the path they have set traps to catch me.

King James Version
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.

New American Standard Bible
The proud have hidden a trap for me, and cords; They have spread a net by the wayside; They have set snares for me. Selah.

New International Version
Proud men have hidden a snare for me;
they have spread out the cords of their net
and have set traps for me along my path.
Selah

New King James Version
The proud have hidden a snare for me, and cords;
They have spread a net by the wayside;
They have set traps for me. Selah

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The proud have hidden a trap for me, and cords; They have spread a net by the wayside; They have set snares for me. Selah.

Revised Standard Version
Arrogant men have hidden a trap for me, and with cords they have spread a net, by the wayside they have set snares for me. [Selah]

Young's Literal Translation
The proud hid a snare for me -- and cords, They spread a net by the side of the path, Snares they have set for me. Selah.

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