Psalms 140:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Psalms 140:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Psalms 140:5 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Psalms 140:5 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Psalms 140:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.”
Psalms 140:5 — World English Bible
Psalms 140:5 ASV — 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”
Psalms 140:5 — American Standard Version
Psalms 140:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“The proud hid a snare for me--and cords, They spread a net by the side of the path, Snares they have set for me. Selah.”
Psalms 140:5 — Young's Literal Translation
Psalms 140:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“ The proud have hidden a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the way-side; they have set traps for me. Selah. ”
Psalms 140:5 — Darby Translation
Psalms 140:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“The proude haue layde a snare for me, and spred a nette with cordes in my pathway, and set grennes for me. Selah.”
Psalms 140:5 — Geneva Bible
Psalms 140:5 in Context — Psalms 140
3 They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders’ poison is under their lips. Selah.
4 Keep me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.
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.
6 I said unto the Lord, Thou art my God: hear the voice of my supplications, O Lord.
7 O God the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.
What Does Psalms 140:5 Mean?
Psalms 140:5 is a verse from the Book of Psalms, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Psalms chapter 140. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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