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

3They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders’ poison is under their lips. Selah. 4Keep me, O Yhwh, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings. 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. 6I said unto Yhwh, Thou art my God: hear the voice of my supplications, O Yhwh. 7O Yhwh the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered 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

• 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, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts.
• Psalms 17:8Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,
• Psalms 35:7For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have digged for my soul.
• Psalms 36:11Let not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of the wicked remove me.
• Psalms 57:6They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down: they have digged a pit before me, into the midst whereof they are fallen themselves. Selah.
• Psalms 119:69The proud have forged a lie against me: but I will keep thy precepts with my whole heart.
• Psalms 123:3Have mercy upon us, O Yhwh, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.
• Psalms 141:9Keep me from the snares which they have laid for me, and the gins of the workers of iniquity.
• Psalms 142:3When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then thou knewest my path. In the way wherein I walked have they privily laid a snare for me.
• Proverbs 29:5A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.
• Jeremiah 18:18Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.
• Luke 11:53And as he said these things unto them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to urge him vehemently, and to provoke him to speak of many things:
• Luke 20:20And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which should feign themselves just men, that they might take hold of his words, that so they might deliver him unto the power and authority 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