Psalms 141:10

Psalms 141:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Let the wicked fall into their own nets, whilst that I withal escape.
• New International Version (NIV)Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I pass by in safety.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I pass by safely.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Let the wicked fall into their own nets, While I escape safely.

Context of Psalms 141:10

8I look to you for help, O Sovereign Lord. You are my refuge; don’t let them kill me. 9Keep me from the traps they have set for me, from the snares of those who do wrong. Let the wicked fall into their own nets, but let me escape.

Psalms 141:10 word by word

יִפְּל֣וּ בְמַכְמֹרָ֣יו רְשָׁעִ֑ים יַ֥חַד אָ֝נֹכִ֗י עַֽד־אֶעֱבֽוֹר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Let the wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563
• fallנָפַלnâphal · to fall: fallH5307
• into their own netsמַכְמֹרmakmâr mikmôr · netH4364
• whilst that I withalיַ֫חַדyachad · unitednessH3162
• escapeעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674

Cross-references for Psalms 141:10

• Psalms 7:15They dig a deep pit to trap others, then fall into it themselves.
• Psalms 35:8So let sudden ruin come upon them! Let them be caught in the trap they set for me! Let them be destroyed in the pit they dug for me.
• Psalms 37:14The wicked draw their swords and string their bows to kill the poor and the oppressed, to slaughter those who do right.
• Psalms 64:7But God himself will shoot them with his arrows, suddenly striking them down.
• Psalms 140:9Let my enemies be destroyed by the very evil they have planned for me.
• Esther 7:10So they impaled Haman on the pole he had set up for Mordecai, and the king’s anger subsided.
• Proverbs 11:8The godly are rescued from trouble, and it falls on the wicked instead.

Commentaries on Psalms 141:10

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Let the wicked fall into their own nets - See the notes at Psalm 35:8. Compare Psalm 7:15-16. While that I withal escape - Margin, as in Hebrew, “pass over.” While I safely pass over the net or snare which has been secretly laid for me. The word “withal” means, in the Hebrew, “together, at the same time;” that is, At the same time that they fall into the net, let me pass over it in safety. See the notes at Job 5:13.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
• Rashi on Tanakh · v. 10May the wicked fall...into his nets May the wicked man himself fall into his nets that he spreads at my feet.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 141:10

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Hunting
• Net
• Sin

In the dictionaries

• 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