Psalm 140:5

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Summary

Psalm 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.

The proud

Bible References

The proud

The wicked, in the haughtiness of his countenance, does not seek Him.
All his thoughts are, “There is no God.”

Keep me as the apple of the eye;
Hide me in the shadow of Your wings

For without cause they hid their net for me;
Without cause they dug a pit for my soul.

Let not the foot of pride come upon me,
And let not the hand of the wicked drive me away.

They have prepared a net for my steps;
My soul is bowed down;
They dug a pit before me;
They themselves have fallen into the midst of it. Selah.

The arrogant have forged a lie against me;
With all my heart I will observe Your precepts.

Be gracious to us, O Lord, be gracious to us,

For we are greatly filled with contempt.

Keep me from the

jaws of the trap which they have set for me,

And from the snares of those who do iniquity.

When my spirit was overwhelmed within me,
You knew my path.
In the way where I walk
They have hidden a trap for me.

A man who flatters his neighbor
Is spreading a net for his steps.

Then they said, “Come and let us devise plans against Jeremiah. Surely the law is not going to be lost to the priest, nor counsel to the sage, nor the divine word to the prophet! Come on and let us strike at him with our tongue, and let us give no heed to any of his words.”

When He left there, the scribes and the Pharisees began to be very hostile and to question Him closely on many subjects,

So they watched Him, and sent spies who pretended to be righteous, in order that they might catch Him in some statement, so that they could deliver Him to the rule and the authority of the governor.