Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped.
Bible References
Our soul
1 Samuel 23:26
Saul went on one side of the mountain, while David and his men went on the other side of the mountain. David was hurrying to get away from Saul, but Saul and his men were surrounding David and his men so they could capture them.
1 Samuel 24:14
Who has the king of Israel come out after? Who is it that you are pursuing? A dead dog? A single flea?
1 Samuel 25:29
When someone sets out to chase you and to take your life, the life of my lord will be wrapped securely in the bag of the living by the Lord your God. But he will sling away the lives of your enemies from the sling's pocket!
2 Samuel 17:2
When I catch up with him he will be exhausted and worn out. I will rout him, and the entire army that is with him will flee. I will kill only the king
As a bird
Psalm 25:15
I continually look to the Lord for help, for he will free my feet from the enemy's net.
Psalm 91:3
he will certainly rescue you from the snare of the hunter and from the destructive plague.
Proverbs 6:5
Deliver yourself like a gazelle from a snare, and like a bird from the trap of the fowler.
Jeremiah 5:26
"Indeed, there are wicked scoundrels among my people. They lie in wait like bird catchers hiding in ambush. They set deadly traps to catch people.
Jeremiah 18:22
Let cries of terror be heard in their houses when you send bands of raiders unexpectedly to plunder them. For they have virtually dug a pit to capture me and have hidden traps for me to step into.
2 Timothy 2:26
and they will come to their senses and escape the devil's trap where they are held captive to do his will.