Keep me from the jaws of the trap which they have set for me, And from the snares of those who do wrong.
The wicked have set a trap for me, Yet I have not wandered from Your precepts.
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
When my spirit felt weak within me, You knew my path. In the way where I walk They have hidden a trap for me.
Look to the right and see; For there is no one who regards me favorably; There is no escape for me; No one cares for my soul.
Those who seek my life lay snares for me; And those who seek to injure me have threatened destruction, And they plot deception all day long.
¶My heart is steadfast, God, my heart is steadfast; I will sing, yes, I will sing praises!
Who have sharpened their tongues like a sword. They aimed bitter speech as their arrows,
The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, To turn aside from the snares of death.
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.
And so they watched Him closely, and sent spies who pretended to be righteous, in order that they might catch Him in some statement, so that they could hand Him over to the jurisdiction and authority of the governor.