Those proud people set a trap for me.\par They spread a net to catch me.\par They set a trap in my path.\par \i (SELAH {\cf2\super [639]})\i0 \par
Proverbs 24:15 - Easy To Read Version Don’t be like a thief that wants to steal from a good person or take away his home. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; Spoil not his resting place: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Lie not in wait as a wicked man against the dwelling of the [uncompromisingly] righteous (the upright, in right standing with God); destroy not his resting-place; American Standard Version (1901) Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous; Destroy not his resting-place: Common English Bible Wicked one, don’t wait secretly at the home of the righteous. Don’t destroy their dwelling. Catholic Public Domain Version Do not lie in wait, and do not seek impiety in the house of the just, nor spoil his rest. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Lie not in wait, nor seek after wickedness in the house of the just, nor spoil his rest. |
Those proud people set a trap for me.\par They spread a net to catch me.\par They set a trap in my path.\par \i (SELAH {\cf2\super [639]})\i0 \par
But bad people are always looking\par for ways to kill good people.\par
They hide together\par and watch my every move,\par hoping for some way to kill me.\par
Look, strong men are waiting for me.\par They are waiting to kill me,\par even though I did not sin\par or commit any crime.\par
Those bad people might say, “Come with us! We are going to hide and wait for someone to kill. We will attack some innocent person.
Never move an old property line that was marked long ago by your ancestors. {\cf2\super [31]}
My people will live in the beautiful field of peace. My people will live in tents of safety. They will live in calm and peaceful places.
Before the Lord showed me that the people were against me, I was like a gentle lamb waiting to be butchered. I did not understand that they were against me. They were saying these things about me: “Let us destroy the tree and its fruit! Let us kill him! Then people will forget him.”
In the meeting, they tried to find a way to arrest Jesus without the people seeing it. They planned to arrest Jesus and kill him.
But Paul’s nephew heard about this plan. He went to the army building and told Paul about the plan.
They asked Festus to do something for them; the Jews wanted Festus to send Paul back to Jerusalem. They had a plan to kill Paul on the way.
The Jews were watching the city gates day and night, \{waiting for Saul\}. They wanted to kill him. But Saul learned about their plan.