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 someone plows and breaks up the ground, so our bones will be planted at the mouth of the grave. 8My eyes look to you, Lord Almighty. I have taken refuge in you. Do not leave me defenseless. Keep me away from the trap they set for me and from the traps set by troublemakers. 10Let wicked people fall into their own nets, while I escape unharmed.

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 119:110Wicked people have set a trap for me, but I have never wandered away from your guiding principles.
• Psalms 140:5Arrogant people have laid a trap for me. They have spread out a net with ropes. They have set traps for me along the road. Selah
• Psalms 142:3When I begin to lose hope, you ⌞already⌟ know what I am experiencing. ⌞My enemies⌟ have hidden a trap for me on the path where I walk.
• Proverbs 13:14The teachings of a wise person are a fountain of life to turn ⌞one⌟ away from the grasp of death.
• Jeremiah 18:22Make them cry out from their homes when you suddenly send troops against them, because they dug a pit to catch me and hid snares for my feet.
• Luke 20:20So they watched for an opportunity to send out some spies. The spies were to act like sincere religious people. They wanted to catch him saying the wrong thing so that they could hand him over to 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