King James Version (KJV)
Psalms 140:5
“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.”
Verse 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.
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