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

3who devise evil in their heart— every day they stir up wars. 4They sharpen their tongue like a serpent’s —viper’s venom is under their lips. Selah Keep me safe, Adonai, from the clutches of the wicked. Protect me from the man of violence who planned to push me off my feet. 6The proud have hidden a trap and cords for me. They spread out a net by the path. They set snares for me. Selah 7I said to Adonai: “You are my God!” Hear, Adonai, the sound of my supplications.

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 one, with his nose in the air, never seeks Him. All his thoughts are: “There is no God.”
• Psalms 17:8Protect me like the pupil of the eye. Hide me in the shadow of Your wings,
• Psalms 35:7For without cause they hid their net for me, and without cause they dug a pit for my soul.
• Psalms 36:11Continue Your lovingkindness to those who know You, and Your justice to the upright in heart.
• Psalms 57:6Be exalted, O God, above the heavens. Let Your glory be over all the earth!
• Psalms 119:69Though the proud smeared a lie on me, with all my heart I keep Your precepts.
• Psalms 123:3Show us favor, Adonai, show us favor! For we have endured much contempt.
• Psalms 141:9Keep me from the jaws of the trap they have laid for me, and from the snares of the evildoers.
• Psalms 142:3I pour out my complaint before Him, before Him I tell my trouble.
• Proverbs 29:5A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.
• Jeremiah 18:18Then they said: “Come, let us devise plans against Jeremiah. Surely Torah from the kohen will not be lost, nor will counsel from the wise, nor will the word from the prophet. Come, let’s strike at him with the tongue, and pay no attention to any of his words.”
• Luke 11:53When Yeshua left there, the Torah scholars and the Pharisees began to be very hostile and to interrogate Him on many issues,
• Luke 20:20Now they watched Him and sent spies who pretended to be righteous, in order to trap Him in His words so they could hand Him over to 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