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

7Our bones are scattered at the mouth of Sheol, as when one cutteth and cleaveth [wood] upon the earth. 8For unto thee, Jehovah, Lord, are mine eyes; in thee do I trust: leave not my soul destitute. Keep me from the snare which they have laid for me, and from the traps of the workers of iniquity. 10Let the wicked fall into their own nets, whilst that I withal pass over.

Psalms 141:9 word by word

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

• Keepשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: guardH8104
• snareמוֹקֵשׁmôqêsh môqêsh · snareH4170

Cross-references for Psalms 141:9

• Psalms 119:110The wicked have laid a snare for me; but I have not wandered from thy precepts.
• Psalms 140:5The 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.
• Psalms 142:3When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then thou knewest my path. In the way wherein I walked have they hidden a snare for me.
• Proverbs 13:14The teaching of the wise [man] is a fountain of life, to turn away from the snares of death.
• Jeremiah 18:22Let a cry be heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a troop suddenly upon them; for they have digged a pit to take me, and have hidden snares for my feet.
• Luke 20:20And having watched [him], they sent out suborned persons, pretending to be just men, that they might take hold of him in [his] language, so that they might deliver him up to the power and authority of 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