Psalms 141:9

Psalms 141:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Keep me from the snares which they have laid for me, and the gins of the workers of iniquity.
• New International Version (NIV)Keep me safe from the traps set by evildoers, from the snares they have laid for me.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Keep me from the trap that they have laid for me and from the snares of evildoers!
• New King James Version (NKJV)Keep me from the snares they have laid for me, And from the traps of the workers of iniquity.

Context of Psalms 141:9

7As when the one plows and breaks open the ground [and the soil scatters behind him], Our bones have been scattered at the mouth of Sheol [by the injustices of the wicked]. 8For my eyes are toward You, O God, the Lord; In You I take refuge; do not pour out my life nor leave me defenseless. Keep me from the jaws of the trap which they have set for me, And from the snares of those who do evil. 10Let the wicked fall into their own nets, While I pass by and safely escape [from danger].

Psalms 141:9 word by word

שָׁמְרֵ֗נִי מִ֣ידֵי פַ֭ח יָ֣קְשׁוּ לִ֑י וּ֝מֹקְשׁ֗וֹת פֹּ֣עֲלֵי אָֽוֶן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Keepשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: guardH8104
• me from the snaresפַּחpach · snareH6341
• me from the snaresיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
• they have laidיָקֹשׁyâqôsh · to snareH3369
• for me, and the ginsמוֹקֵשׁmôqêsh môqêsh · snareH4170
• of the workersפָּעַלpâ‛al · to workH6466
• of iniquityאָ֫וֶן'âven · evil: wickednessH205

Cross-references for Psalms 141:9

• Psalms 119:110The wicked have laid a snare for me, Yet I do not wander from Your precepts.
• Psalms 140:5The proud have hidden a trap for me, and cords; They have spread a net by the wayside; They have set traps for me. Selah.
• Psalms 142:3When my spirit was overwhelmed and weak within me [wrapped in darkness], You knew my path. In the way where I walk They have hidden a trap for me.
• Proverbs 13:14The teaching of the wise is a fountain and source of life, So that one may avoid the snares of death.
• Jeremiah 18:22Let an outcry be heard from their houses When You suddenly bring [a troop of] raiders upon them, For they have dug a pit to capture me And have hidden snares for my feet.
• Luke 20:20So they watched [for a chance to trap] Him. They sent spies who pretended to be upright and sincere, in order that they might catch Him in some statement [that they could distort and use against Him], so that they could turn Him over to the control and authority of [Pilate] the governor.

Commentaries on Psalms 141:9

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Keep me from the snares … - See the notes at Psalm 11:6. Compare Psalm 38:12; Psalm 69:22; Psalm 91:3. The secret plans which they have laid against me. And the gins of the workers of iniquity - Wicked men; men who seek my destruction. On the word gins, see the notes at Isaiah 8:14. The gin is a trap or snare to catch birds or wild animals. The word used here is the same which occurs in Psalm 18:5, and which is there rendered “snare.” See the notes at…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-10Verses 5-10 We should be ready to welcome the rebuke of our heavenly Father, and also the reproof of our brethren. It shall not break my head, if it may but help to break my heart: we must show that we take it kindly. Those who slighted the word of God before, will be glad of it when in affliction, for that opens the ear to instruction. When the world is bitter, the word is sweet. Let us lift our prayer unto God. Let us entreat him to rescue us from the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-10The psalmist prays for rescue and for wisdom. He also looks ahead to the end of evil. The idea that people receive what they deserve (Psalm 141:10) holds the psalm together.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 141:9

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Hunting

In the dictionaries

• Gin
• Manasseh
• Psalms, Book of

Commentaries on Psalms 141

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings