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Psalm 140:5 KJV
Psalms · chapter 140 · verse 5
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.Psalm 140:5 · King James Version
Psalm 140:5 in context
3They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders’ poison is under their lips. Selah.
4Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.
5The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set gins for me. Selah.
6I said unto the LORD, Thou art my God: hear the voice of my supplications, O LORD.
7O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- waysideyâda handH3027 →
- waysidemaʻgâla trackH4570 →
- spreadpârasto break apart, disperse, etcH6566 →
- proudgêʼehloftyH1343 →
- snarepacha sheetH6341 →
- cordschebela rope , especially a measuring lineH2256 →
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In this, as in other things, David was a type of Christ, that he suffered before he reigned, was humbled before he was exalted, and that as there were many who loved and valued him, and sought to do him honour, so there were many who hated and envied him, and sought to do him mischief, as appears by these verses,…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-7