Psalm 140:5

Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

Arrogant men have hidden a trap for me, and with cords they have spread a net, by the wayside they have set snares for me. Selah

Cross References

Job 18:9

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

Psalm 119:110

The wicked have laid a snare for me, but I do not stray from thy precepts.

Psalm 119:69

The godless besmear me with lies, but with my whole heart I keep thy precepts;

Psalm 119:85

Godless men have dug pitfalls for me, men who do not conform to thy law.

Psalm 142:3

When my spirit is faint, thou knowest my way! In the path where I walk they have hidden a trap for me.

Psalm 31:4

take me out of the net which is hidden for me, for thou art my refuge.

Psalm 35:7

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

Psalm 36:11

Let not the foot of arrogance come upon me, nor the hand of the wicked drive me away.

Psalm 43:1

Vindicate me, O God, and defend my cause against an ungodly people; from deceitful and unjust men deliver me!

Psalm 57:6

They set a net for my steps; my soul was bowed down. They dug a pit in my way, but they have fallen into it themselves. Selah

Proverbs 24:15

Lie not in wait as a wicked man against the dwelling of the righteous; do not violence to his home;

Proverbs 29:5

A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.

Jeremiah 18:18

Then they said, “Come, let us make plots against Jeremiah, for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not heed any of his words.”

Jeremiah 18:20

Is evil a recompense for good? Yet they have dug a pit for my life. Remember how I stood before thee to speak good for them, to turn away thy wrath from them.

Jeremiah 18:22

May a cry be heard from their houses, when thou bringest the marauder suddenly upon them! For they have dug a pit to take me, and laid snares for my feet.