Psalms 141:9–10
Keep me from the snares which they have laid for me, and the gins of the workers of iniquity.
Keepe mee from the snare which they haue laide for me, and the grinnes of the workers of iniquitie.
Let the wicked fall into their own nets, whilst that I withal escape.
†Let the wicked fall into their owne nets: whilest that I withal escape.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Hebrew wordingHebr. passe ouer.
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- Luke 20:20Rank 1 from verse 9
20And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which should feign themselves just men, that they might take hold of his words, that so they might deliver him unto the power and authority of the governor.
20And they watched him, and sent foorth spies, which should faine themselues iust men, that they might take holde of his words, that so they might deliuer him vnto the power and authoritie of the gouernour.
- Psalms 119:110Rank 2 from verse 9
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- Psalms 142:3Rank 6 from verse 9
- Jeremiah 18:22Rank 7 from verse 9
22Let a cry be heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a troop suddenly upon them: for they have digged a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet.
22Let a crie bee heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a troupe suddenly vpon them, for they haue digged a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet.
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- Psalms 35:8Rank 1 from verse 10
- Psalms 140:9Rank 2 from verse 10
- Esther 7:10Rank 3 from verse 10
- Proverbs 11:8Rank 4 from verse 10
- Psalms 64:7–8Rank 5 from verse 10
7But God shall shoot at them with an arrow; suddenly shall they be wounded.
8So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves: all that see them shall flee away.
7†But God shall shoote at them: with an arrowe, sodenly shall they be wounded.
8So they shall make their owne tongue to fall vpon themselues: all that see them, shall flee away.
- Psalms 7:15–16Rank 6 from verse 10
15He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made.
16His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.
15†*He made a pit and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made.
16His mischiefe shall returne vpon his owne head, and his violent dealing shall come downe vpon his owne pate.
- Psalms 37:14–15Rank 7 from verse 10
14The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation.
15Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.
14†The wicked haue drawen out the sword, and haue bent their bow to cast downe the poore and needy, and to slay such as be of vpright conuersation.
15Their sword shall enter into their owne heart, and their bowes shall be broken.
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Psalms 141:9
To guard, watch, protect, preserve, secure, retain, possess, hold, maintain, support, tend, manage, observe, obey, fulfil, celebrate, continue in, refrain from, or remain faithful to a person, place, trust, command, promise, way, time, or thing.
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Sense 1: Devices or stratagems used to catch or entangle. Sense 2: Figuratively, causes of danger, sin, or ruin.
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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.
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Sense 1: Placed, set, put down, deposited, arranged, established, founded, imposed, applied, stored, buried, or overlaid. Sense 2: Reclined or brought to rest.
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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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Snares or traps.
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Persons who work, labor, or perform deeds.
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Wickedness, unrighteousness, transgression, or sin; the guilt or burden of such wrongdoing.
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Psalms 141:10
Sense 1: To allow or permit; in older KJV use, also to hinder or restrain. Sense 2: To lower or send down.
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Sense 1: To descend, drop, or lose an upright position. Sense 2: To be slain, defeated, overthrown, ruined, or brought down. Sense 3: To come upon or attack. Sense 4: To pass into a specified place, condition, power, or course, or to depart from a former standing. Sense 5: To happen, turn out, or be allotted. Sense 6: As a noun, descent, overthrow, ruin, or loss of standing.
Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828
Sense 1: Open-meshed devices used for catching. Sense 2: By figure, snares or traps.
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1. While or during the time that. 2. Although.
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Sense 1: With, by, or for use with the thing stated; by that means or instrument. Sense 2: Together with it, at the same time, or in addition.
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To flee from and avoid; to get out of the way; to shun; to obtain security from; to pass without harm.
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141:1LORD, I cry unto thee: make haste unto me; give ear unto my voice, when I cry unto thee.
141:1¶ LORD, I crie vnto thee, make haste vnto mee: giue eare vnto my voice, when I crie vnto thee.
141:2Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.
141:2†Let my prayer bee set foorth before thee as incense: and the lifting vp of my hands as the Euening sacrifice.
141:3Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.
141:3Set a watch (O LORD) before my mouth: keepe the doore of my lips.
141:4Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties.
141:4Incline not my heart to any euill thing, to practise wicked workes with men that worke iniquitie: and let mee not eate of their dainties.
141:5Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities.
141:5‖Let the righteous smite mee, it shalbe a kindnesse: and let him reprooue me, it shalbe an excellent oile, which shall not breake my head: for yet my prayer also shalbe in their calamities.
141:6When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet.
141:6When their Iudges are ouerthrowen in stonie places, they shall heare my words, for they are sweet.
141:7Our bones are scattered at the grave’s mouth, as when one cutteth and cleaveth wood upon the earth.
141:7Our bones are scattered at the graues mouth: as when one cutteth and cleaueth wood vpon the earth.
141:8But mine eyes are unto thee, O God the Lord: in thee is my trust; leave not my soul destitute.
141:8†But mine eyes are vnto thee, O God the LORD: in thee is my trust, leaue not my soule destitute.
141:9Keep me from the snares which they have laid for me, and the gins of the workers of iniquity.
141:9Keepe mee from the snare which they haue laide for me, and the grinnes of the workers of iniquitie.
Selected passage141:10Let the wicked fall into their own nets, whilst that I withal escape.
141:10†Let the wicked fall into their owne nets: whilest that I withal escape.
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