Psalms 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.”

King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations for 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.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

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 hide a snare for me; the cords of their net are spread along the path, and lures are set out for me. Selah
- Berean Standard Bible 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 just shall correct me in mercy, and shall reprove me: but let not the oil of the sinner fatten my head. For my prayer also shall still be against the things with which they are well pleased:
- Douay-Rheims 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
- English Revised Version

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

Bible Commentary for Psalms 140:5

Wesley's Notes for Psalms 140:5


140:3 Tongues - Using words as sharp and piercing as the sting of a serpent.


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