Psalm 140:5

New American Bible - revised edition

Keep me, Lord, from the clutches of the wicked; preserve me from the violent, who plot to trip me up.

Cross References

Job 18:9

A trap seizes him by the heel, a snare lays hold of him.

Psalm 119:110

The wicked have set snares for me, but from your precepts I do not stray.

Psalm 119:69

The arrogant smear me with lies, but I keep your precepts with all my heart.

Psalm 119:85

The arrogant have dug pits for me; defying your law.

Psalm 142:3

Before him I pour out my complaint, tell of my distress in front of him.

Psalm 31:4

For you are my rock and my fortress; for your name’s sake lead me and guide me.

Psalm 35:7

Without cause they set their snare for me; without cause they dug a pit for me.

Psalm 36:11

Show mercy on those who know you, your just defense to the upright of heart.

Psalm 43:1

Grant me justice, O God; defend me from a faithless people; from the deceitful and unjust rescue me.

Psalm 57:6

Be exalted over the heavens, God; may your glory appear above all the earth.

Proverbs 24:15

Do not lie in wait at the abode of the just, do not ravage their dwelling places;

Proverbs 29:5

Those who speak flattery to their neighbor cast a net at their feet.

Jeremiah 18:18

“Come,” they said, “let us devise a plot against Jeremiah, for instruction will not perish from the priests, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophets. Come, let us destroy him by his own tongue. Let us pay careful attention to his every word.”

Jeremiah 18:20

Must good be repaid with evil that they should dig a pit to take my life? Remember that I stood before you to speak on their behalf, to turn your wrath away from them.

Jeremiah 18:22

May cries be heard from their homes, when suddenly you send plunderers against them. For they have dug a pit to capture me, they have hidden snares for my feet;