Psalm 140:5

New American Standard Bible 2020

The proud have hidden a trap for me, and snares; They have spread a net at the wayside; They have set snares for me. Selah

Cross References

Job 18:9

“A snare seizes him by the heel, And a trap snaps shut on him.

Psalm 119:110

The wicked have set a trap for me, Yet I have not wandered from Your precepts.

Psalm 119:69

The arrogant have forged a lie against me; With all my heart I will comply with Your precepts.

Psalm 119:85

The arrogant have dug pits for me, People who are not in accord with Your Law.

Psalm 142:3

When my spirit felt weak within me, You knew my path. In the way where I walk They have hidden a trap for me.

Psalm 31:4

You will pull me out of the net which they have secretly laid for me, For You are my strength.

Psalm 35:7

For they hid their net for me without cause; Without cause they dug a pit for my soul.

Psalm 36:11

May the foot of pride not come upon me, And may the hand of the wicked not drive me away.

Psalm 43:1

Vindicate me, God, and plead my case against an ungodly nation; Save me from the deceitful and unjust person!

Psalm 57:6

They have prepared a net for my steps; My soul is bowed down; They dug a pit before me; They themselves have fallen into the midst of it. Selah

Proverbs 24:15

¶Do not lie in ambush, you wicked person, against the home of the righteous; Do not destroy his resting place;

Proverbs 29:5

A man who flatters his neighbor Is spreading a net for his steps.

Jeremiah 18:18

Then they said, “Come and let’s devise plans against Jeremiah. Certainly the Law is not going to be lost by the priest, nor advice by the wise, nor the divine word by the prophet! Come, and let’s strike at him with our tongue, and let’s pay no attention to any of his words.”

Jeremiah 18:20

Should good be repaid with evil? For they have dug a pit for me. Remember how I stood before You To speak good in their behalf, So as to turn Your wrath away from them.

Jeremiah 18:22

May a cry be heard from their houses When You suddenly bring raiders upon them; For they have dug a pit to capture me And hidden snares for my feet.