Psalms 141:10

141:9 Keep me from the snares which they have laid for me, and the gins of the workers of iniquity.

Let the wicked fall into their own nets, whilst that I withal escape. escape: Heb. pass over

KJV

Let the wicked fall together into their own nets, while I pass by.

Let the wicked fall into their own nets, whilst that I withal escape.

Let the wicked fall into their own nets, whilst that I with escape.

What does Psalms 141:10 mean?

Psalms 141:10 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include רָשָׁע (râshâʻ), נָפַל (nâphal), מַכְמָר (makmâr).

Hebrew interlinear

Let

the

wickedרָשָׁעrâshâʻ/raw-shaw'/H7563morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person

fallנָפַלnâphal/naw-fal'/H5307to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)

into

their

own

nets,מַכְמָרmakmâr/mak-mawr'/H4364a (hunter's) net (as dark from concealment)

whilst

that

withalיַחַדyachad/yakh'-ad/H3162properly, a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedly

escape.עָבַרʻâbar/aw-bar'/H5674to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)

escape:

Heb.

pass

over

Topics

Net Sin (1)

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 141:10.

Exodus 15:16

Fear and dread shall fall upon them; by the greatness of thine arm they shall be as still as a stone; till thy people pass over, O LORD, till the people pass over, which thou hast purchased.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 141:10 say?

Psalms 141:10 (King James Version) reads: "Let the wicked fall into their own nets, whilst that I withal escape. escape: Heb. pass over"

Is Psalms 141:10 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 141:10 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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