Psalms 140:5

Psalms 140:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)The arrogant have hidden a snare for me; they have spread out the cords of their net and have set traps for me along my path.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The arrogant have hidden a trap for me, and with cords they have spread a net; beside the way they have set snares for me. Selah
• New King James Version (NKJV)The proud have hidden a snare for me, and cords; They have spread a net by the wayside; They have set traps for me. Selah

Context of Psalms 140:5

3Their tongues wound like a serpent; a viper’s venom is behind their lips. (Selah) 4O Lord, shelter me from the power of the wicked! Protect me from violent men, who plan to knock me over. Proud men hide a snare for me; evil men spread a net by the path; they set traps for me. (Selah) 6I say to the Lord, “You are my God.” O Lord, pay attention to my plea for mercy! 7O sovereign Lord, my strong deliverer, you shield my head in the day of battle.

Psalms 140:5 word by word

טָֽמְנֽוּ־גֵאִ֨ים׀ פַּ֡ח לִ֗י וַחֲבָלִ֗ים פָּ֣רְשׂוּ רֶ֭שֶׁת לְיַד־מַעְגָּ֑ל מֹקְשִׁ֖ים שָֽׁתוּ־לִ֣י סֶֽלָה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The proudגֵּאֶהge'eh · proudH1343
• have hidטָמַןţâman · to hideH2934
• a snareפַּחpach · snareH6341
• for me, and cordsחֶ֫בֶלchebel chêbel · cordH2256
• they have spreadפָּרַשׂpâraώ · to spreadH6566
• a netרֶ֫שֶׁתresheth · netH7568
• by the waysideמַעְגָּלma‛gâl ma‛gâlâh · trackH4570
• by the waysideיָדyâd · handH3027
• they have setשִׁיתshîyth · to set: makeH7896
• ginsמוֹקֵשׁmôqêsh môqêsh · snareH4170
• Selahסֶ֫לָהselâh · SelahH5542

Cross-references for Psalms 140:5

• Psalms 10:4The wicked man is so arrogant he always thinks, “God won’t hold me accountable; he doesn’t care.”
• Psalms 17:8Protect me as you would protect the pupil of your eye! Hide me in the shadow of your wings!
• Psalms 35:7I did not harm them, but they hid a net to catch me and dug a pit to trap me.
• Psalms 36:11Do not let arrogant men overtake me, or let evil men make me homeless!
• Psalms 57:6They have prepared a net to trap me; I am discouraged. They have dug a pit for me. They will fall into it! (Selah)
• Psalms 119:69Arrogant people smear my reputation with lies, but I observe your precepts with all my heart.
• Psalms 123:3Show us favor, O Lord, show us favor! For we have had our fill of humiliation, and then some.
• Psalms 141:9Protect me from the snare they have laid for me, and the traps the evildoers have set.
• Psalms 142:3Even when my strength leaves me, you watch my footsteps. In the path where I walk they have hidden a trap for me.
• Proverbs 29:5The one who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his steps.
• Jeremiah 18:18Then some people said, “Come on! Let us consider how to deal with Jeremiah! There will still be priests to instruct us, wise men to give us advice, and prophets to declare God’s word. Come on! Let’s bring charges against him and get rid of him! Then we will not need to pay attention to anything he says.”
• Luke 11:53When he went out from there, the experts in the law and the Pharisees began to oppose him bitterly, and to ask him hostile questions about many things,
• Luke 20:20Then they watched him carefully and sent spies who pretended to be sincere. They wanted to take advantage of what he might say so that they could deliver him up to the authority and jurisdiction of the governor.

Commentaries on Psalms 140:5

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5The proud have hid a snare for me - Haughty; arrogant; oppressive men. See Psalm 35:7, note; Psalm 57:6, note. And cords - Strings; twine; as those do who lay a net to catch birds, and who design to spring it upon them unawares. They have spread a net by the wayside - Where I may be expected to walk, and where it may be suddenly sprung upon me. They have set gins for me - Snares, toils - such as are set for wild beasts. The meaning is, that they had not…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-5The psalmist prays for God's protection (see Psalm 121), asking the Lord to keep him safe from the wicked's many plans.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2-52-5. This character of the wicked, and the devices planned against the pious, correspond to Psa 10:7; 31:13; 58:4, &c.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 140:5

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Hunting
• Net
• Rope

In the dictionaries

• Gin
• Hunt
• Manasseh
• Net
• Preserve
• Cord
• Hand
• Papyrus
• Poison
• Psalms, Book of

Commentaries on Psalms 140

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary