"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."
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The gin shall take him by the heel, and the robber shall prevail against him.
The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts.
Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,
Pull me out of the net that they have laid privily for me: for thou art my strength.
Let not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of the wicked remove me.
The proud have forged a lie against me: but I will keep thy precepts with my whole heart.
The proud have digged pits for me, which are not after thy law.
The wicked have laid a snare for me: yet I erred not from thy precepts.
Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.
Keep me from the snares which they have laid for me, and the gins of the workers of iniquity.
A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.
Then 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.
Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have digged a pit for my soul. Remember that I stood before thee to speak good for them, and to turn away thy wrath from them.
And 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:
And 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.
They 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.
Let a cry be heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a troop suddenly upon them: for they have digged a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet.
When 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.
For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have digged for my soul.
The men of pride have put secret cords for my feet; stretching nets in my way, so that they may take me with their tricks. (Selah.)
The proud have hidden a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the way-side; they have set traps for me. Selah.
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.
\140:4\Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.
The proud have hidden a snare for me, They have spread the cords of a net by the path. They have set traps for me. Selah.
The proud hid a snare for me -- and cords, They spread a net by the side of the path, Snares they have set for me. Selah.