We have escaped like a bird from the hunter's trap. The trap has been broken, and we have escaped.

The nations have sunk down into the pit they made, their feet are ensnared in the trap they set.

Without justification they laid a snare for me; without justification they dug a pit to trap me.

My eyes look to the LORD continuously, because he's the one who releases my feet from the trap.

Rescue me from the net that they concealed to trap me; for you are my strength.

You have led us into a trap and set burdens on our backs.

They worshipped their idols, and this became a trap for them.

Though the wicked lay a trap for me, I haven't wandered away from your precepts.

The arrogant have laid a trap for me; they have spread a net with ropes, lining it with snares along the way. Interlude

Protect me from the trap laid for me and from the snares of those who practice evil.

Though my spirit grows faint within me, you are aware of my path. Wherever I go, they have hidden a trap for me.