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 one plows and breaks up the soil, so our bones are scattered at the mouth of Sheol. 8Surely I am looking to you, O sovereign Lord. In you I take shelter. Do not expose me to danger! Protect me from the snare they have laid for me, and the traps the evildoers have set. 10Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I escape.

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 lay a trap for me, but I do not wander from your precepts.
• Psalms 140:5Proud men hide a snare for me; evil men spread a net by the path; they set traps for me. (Selah)
• 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 13:14Instruction from the wise is like a life-giving fountain, to turn a person from deadly snares.
• Jeremiah 18:22Let cries of terror be heard in their houses when you send bands of raiders unexpectedly to plunder them. For they have virtually dug a pit to capture me and have hidden traps for me to step into.
• 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 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