Psalms 140:5

140:4 Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.

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.

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The proud have hidden a snare for me, they have spread the cords of a net by the path. They have set traps for me. Selah.

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.

140:6 I said unto the LORD, Thou art my God: hear the voice of my supplications, O LORD.

What does Psalms 140:5 mean?

Psalms 140:5 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include גֵּאֶה (gêʼeh), טָמַן (ṭâman), פַּח (pach).

Hebrew interlinear

The

proudגֵּאֶהgêʼeh/gay-eh'/H1343lofty; figuratively, arrogant

have

hidטָמַןṭâman/taw-man'/H2934to hide (by covering over)

snareפַּחpach/pakh/H6341a (metallic) sheet (as pounded thin); also a spring net (as spread out like a lamina)

for

me,

and

cords;חֶבֶלchebel/kheh'-bel/H2256a rope (as twisted), especially a measuring line; by implication, a district or inheritance (as measured); or a noose (as of cords); figuratively, a company (as if tied together); also a throe (especially of parturition); also ruin

they

have

spreadפָּרַשׂpâras/paw-ras'/H6566to break apart, disperse, etc.

netרֶשֶׁתresheth/reh'-sheth/H7568a net (as catching animals)

the

wayside;יָדyâd/yawd/H3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),

they

have

setשִׁיתshîyth/sheeth/H7896to place (in a very wide application)

ginsמוֹקֵשׁmôwqêsh/mo-kashe'/H4170a noose (for catching animals) (literally or figuratively); by implication, a hook (for the nose)

for

me.

Selah.סֶלָהçelâh/seh'-law/H5542suspension (of music), i.e. pause

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 140:5.

Genesis 35:4

And they gave unto Jacob all the strange gods which were in their hand, and all their earrings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was by Shechem.

Hosea 5:1

Hear ye this, O priests; and hearken, ye house of Israel; and give ye ear, O house of the king; for judgment is toward you, because ye have been a snare on Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor.

Jeremiah 18:22

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.

Job 18:10

The snare is laid for him in the ground, and a trap for him in the way. laid: Heb. hidden

Proverbs 29:5

A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.

Psalms 142:3

When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then thou knewest my path. In the way wherein I walked have they privily laid a snare for me.

Psalms 31:4

Pull me out of the net that they have laid privily for me: for thou art my strength.

Psalms 35:7

For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have digged for my soul.

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What does Psalms 140:5 say?

Psalms 140:5 (King James Version) reads: "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."

Is Psalms 140:5 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 140:5 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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