Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Net » Figurative
They have laid a net for my feet, and pressed down my soul: they have digged a pit before me, and are fallen into it themselves. Selah.
The desire of the ungodly hunteth after mischief; but the root of the righteous bringeth forth fruit.
For man knoweth not his time, but like as the fish are taken with the angle and as the birds are caught with the snare: Even so are men taken in the perilous time, when it cometh suddenly upon them.
The fishers shall mourn, all such as cast angles in the water shall complain, and they that spread their nets in the water shall be faint hearted.
And I found, that a woman is bitterer than death: for she is a very angle, her heart is a net, and her hands are chains. Who so pleaseth God shall escape from her, but the sinner will be taken with her.
By this river shall the fishers stand from Engedi unto Eneglaim, and there spread out their nets: for there shall be great heaps of fish, like as in the main sea.
The Heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made; in the same net which they hid privily, is their own foot taken.
Mine eyes are ever looking unto the LORD; for he shall pluck my feet out of the net.
The proud have laid a snare for me, and spread a net abroad with cords, yea and set traps in my way. Selah.
For he lieth waiting secretly; even as a lion lurketh he in his den, that he may ravish the poor. He doth ravish the poor when he getteth him into his net.
but while they be going here and there, I shall spread my net over them, and draw them down as the fowls of the air. And according as they have been warned, so will I punish them.
know this then: that it is God which hath handled me so violently, and hath compassed me about with his net.
Draw me out of the net that they have laid privily for me, for thou art my strength.
For they have privily laid their net to destroy me without a cause; yea, and made a pit for my soul, which I never deserved. Let a sudden destruction come upon him unawares, and his net that he hath laid privily catch himself, that he may fall into his own mischief.
Let the ungodly fall into their own nets together, and let me ever escape them.
Yea, as the drying place, where the fishers hang up their nets by the seaside. Even I have spoken it, sayeth the LORD God. The Gentiles shall spoil her:
I will make a bare stone of thee; yea, a drying place for nets, and shall never be builded again: For even I the LORD have spoken it, sayeth the LORD God.
Sickness » Saints » Acknowledge that, comes from God
Mine age is folden up together, and taken away from me, like a shepherd's cottage: my life is hewn off, like as a weaver cutteth off his web. While I was yet taking my rest, he hewed me off, and made an end of me in one day.'
{To the Chanter, A Psalm of David} In thee, O LORD, have I put my trust; let me never be put to confusion. Deliver me in thy righteousness. Bow down thine ear to me; make haste to deliver me. And be thou my strong rock, and a house of defense, that thou mayest save me. For thou art my stronghold and my castle: be thou also my guide, and lead me for thy name's sake. read more.
Draw me out of the net that they have laid privily for me, for thou art my strength. Into thy hands I commend my spirit; for thou hast redeemed me, O LORD, thou God of truth. I have hated them that hold of superstitious vanities, and my trust hath been in the LORD. I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy; for thou hast considered my trouble, and hast shut me up into the hand of the enemy; but hast set my feet in a large room.
Draw me out of the net that they have laid privily for me, for thou art my strength. Into thy hands I commend my spirit; for thou hast redeemed me, O LORD, thou God of truth. I have hated them that hold of superstitious vanities, and my trust hath been in the LORD. I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy; for thou hast considered my trouble, and hast shut me up into the hand of the enemy; but hast set my feet in a large room.
What shall I say? The Lord hath made a promise to me. Yea, and he himself hath performed it. I shall therefore, as long as I live, remember bitterness of my life.