Translations
Modern
Keep me from the snares they have laid for me, and from the lures of evildoers.
Traditional
Keep me from the snares which they have laid for me, and the gins of the workers of iniquity.
Literal
Keep me from the snares they have laid for me, and from the lures of the workers of iniquity!
Latin
Custodi me a laqueo quem statuerunt mihi, et a scandalis operantium iniquitatem.
Original
Hebrew
English
Keep me from the snares they have laid for me, and from the lures of evildoers.
Notes
The psalmist prays for rescue and for wisdom. He also looks ahead to the end of evil. The idea that people receive what they deserve (Psalm 141:10) holds the psalm together.
In this final group of psalms of David, psalms of praise and wisdom (Psalms 138–139, 145) form a frame around five psalms of lament (Psalms 140–144).
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