Psalms 140:5
“The proude haue hid a snare for me and cords, they haue spread a net by the way side: they haue set grinnes for me. Selah.”
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Psalms 140:5 Context
3They haue sharpned their tongues like a serpent: adders poison is vnder their lips. Selah. 4Keepe me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked, preserue me from the violent man: who haue purposed to ouerthrow my goings. 5The proude haue hid a snare for me and cords, they haue spread a net by the way side: they haue set grinnes for me. Selah. 6I said vnto the Lord, Thou art my God: heare the voyce of my supplications, O Lord. 7O God the Lord, the strength of my saluation: thou hast couered my head in the day of battell.
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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.
- King James Version
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 American Standard Version (1995)
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
- American Standard Version (1901)
The men of pride have put secret cords for my feet; stretching nets in my way, so that they may take me with their tricks. (Selah.)
- Basic English Bible
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.
- Darby Bible
The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the way side: they have set gins for me. Selah.
- Webster's Bible
The proud have hidden a snare for me, they have spread the cords of a net by the path. They have set traps for me. Selah.
- World English Bible
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.
- Youngs Literal Bible
(140:6) 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
- Jewish Publication Society Bible