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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.
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Traps in Everyday Life
Commentators explain that the vivid imagery of snares, nets, and cords describes the cunning and deceptive tactics of the wicked. These traps are not set on a distant battlefield but "by the wayside," targeting a believer in their normal course of life. The enemy uses hidden, artful methods to ambush and ensnare the righteous when they least expect it.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The proud have hid a snare for me - Haughty, arrogant, oppressive men. See Psalms 35:7, note; Psalms 57:6, note.
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19th Century
Anglican
Net.— An elaboration of the favourite image of the net. (Psalms 9:15) The frequent occurrence of this figure well indi…
Baptist
Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man, who have planned to overthrow my goings.
The p…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords These were the Ziphites, according to Arama; see ([Reference Psalms 119…
The more danger appears, the more earnest we should be in prayer to God. All are safe whom the Lord protects. If he is for us, who can be against u…
