A gin shall take {\i him} by the heel,\par\tab {\i And} a snare shall lay hold on him.
Psalm 140:5 - American Standard Version 2015 The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords;\par\tab They have spread a net by the wayside;\par\tab They have set gins for me. {\i Selah Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; They have spread a net by the wayside; They have set gins for me. Selah. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The proud have hidden a snare for me; they have spread cords as a net by the wayside, they have set traps for me. Selah [pause, and calmly think of that]! American Standard Version (1901) The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; They have spread a net by the wayside; They have set gins for me. [Selah Common English Bible Arrogant people have laid a trap for me with ropes. They’ve spread out a net alongside the road. They’ve set snares for me. Selah Catholic Public Domain Version The just one will correct me with mercy, and he will rebuke me. But do not allow the oil of the sinner to fatten my head. For my prayer will still be toward their good will. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The just shall correct me in mercy, and shall reprove me: but let not the oil of the sinner fatten my head. For my prayer also shall still be against the things with which they are well pleased: |
A gin shall take {\i him} by the heel,\par\tab {\i And} a snare shall lay hold on him.
The wicked have laid a snare for me;\par\tab Yet have I not gone astray from thy precepts.
The proud have forged a lie against me:\par\tab With my whole heart will I keep thy precepts.
The proud have digged pits for me,\par\tab Who are not according to thy law.
When my spirit was overwhelmed within me,\par\tab Thou knewest my path.\par\tab In the way wherein I walk\par\tab Have they hidden a snare for me.
Pluck me out of the net that they have laid privily for me;\par\tab For thou art my stronghold.
For without cause have they hid for me their net {\i in} a pit;\par\tab Without cause have they digged {\i a pit} for my soul.
Let not the foot of pride come against me,\par\tab And let not the hand of the wicked drive me away.
Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation:\par\tab Oh deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.
They have prepared a net for my steps;\par\tab My soul is bowed down:\par\tab They have digged a pit before me;\par\tab They are fallen into the midst thereof themselves. {\i Selah
Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous;\par\tab Destroy not his resting-place:
A man that flattereth his neighbor\par\tab Spreadeth a net for his steps.
Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.\par
Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have digged a pit for my soul. Remember how I stood before thee to speak good for them, to turn away thy wrath from them.
Let a cry be heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a troop suddenly upon them; for they have digged a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet.