Psalm 140:5

Easy To Read Version

Those proud people set a trap for me.\par They spread a net to catch me.\par They set a trap in my path.\par \i (SELAH {\cf2\super [639]})\i0 \par

Cross References

Job 18:9

A trap will catch his heel.\par A trap will hold him tight.\par

Psalm 119:110

Wicked people try to trap me.\par But I have not disobeyed your commands.\par

Psalm 119:69

People who think they are better than me\par told bad lies about me.\par But I continued to obey your commands\par with all my heart, Lord.\par

Psalm 119:85

Some proud people stabbed me\par with their lies.\par And that is against your teachings.\par

Psalm 142:3

My enemies have set a trap for me.\par I am ready to give up.\par But the Lord knows what is happening to me.\par

Psalm 31:4

\{My enemies have put a trap in front of me.\}\par Save me from their trap.\par You are my place of safety.\par

Psalm 35:7

I did nothing wrong,\par but those people tried to trap me.\par For no reason at all,\par they tried to trap me.\par

Psalm 36:11

Lord, don’t let proud people trap me.\par Don’t let me be caught by evil people.\par

Psalm 43:1

God, there is a man who is not one of your loyal followers.\par That man is crooked and tells lies.\par God, save me from that man!\par Defend me and prove that I am right.\par

Psalm 57:6

My enemies set a trap for me.\par They are trying to trap me.\par They dug a deep pit for me to fall into.\par \i (SELAH {\cf2\super [337]})\i0 \par

Proverbs 24:15

Don’t be like a thief that wants to steal from a good person or take away his home.

Proverbs 29:5

If a person tries to get what he wants by saying nice things to people, then he is only setting a trap for himself.

Jeremiah 18:18

Then the enemies of Jeremiah said, “Come, let us make plans against Jeremiah. Surely the teaching of the law by the priest will not be lost. And the advice from the wise men will still be with us. We will still have the words of the prophets. So let us tell lies about him. That will ruin him. We will not pay attention to anything he says.”

Jeremiah 18:20

I have been good to the people of Judah.\par But now they are paying me back with evil.\par They are trying to trap me and kill me.\par

Jeremiah 18:22

Let there be crying in their houses.\par Make them cry when you suddenly\par bring an enemy against them.\par Let all this happen because my enemies\par tried to trap me.\par They hid traps for me to step in.\par