Psalms 141:9

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Protect me from the snare they have laid for me, and the traps the evildoers have set.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 140:5 : 5 Proud men hide a snare for me; evil men spread a net by the path; they set traps for me.(Selah)
  • Ps 119:110 : 110 The wicked lay a trap for me, but I do not wander from your precepts.
  • Ps 38:12 : 12 Those who seek my life try to entrap me; those who want to harm me speak destructive words; all day long they say deceitful things.
  • Ps 142:3 : 3 Even when my strength leaves me, you watch my footsteps. In the path where I walk they have hidden a trap for me.
  • Prov 13:14 : 14 Instruction from the wise is like a life-giving fountain, to turn a person from deadly snares.
  • Jer 18:22 : 22 Let cries of terror be heard in their houses when you send bands of raiders unexpectedly to plunder them. For they have virtually dug a pit to capture me and have hidden traps for me to step into.
  • Luke 20:20 : 20 Paying Taxes to Caesar Then they watched him carefully and sent spies who pretended to be sincere. They wanted to take advantage of what he might say so that they could deliver him up to the authority and jurisdiction of the governor.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 141:10
    82%

    10Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I escape.

  • Ps 140:4-5
    2 verses
    82%

    4O LORD, shelter me from the power of the wicked! Protect me from violent men, who plan to knock me over.

    5Proud men hide a snare for me; evil men spread a net by the path; they set traps for me.(Selah)

  • Ps 119:110
    79%

    110The wicked lay a trap for me, but I do not wander from your precepts.

  • Ps 141:8
    78%

    8Surely I am looking to you, O Sovereign LORD. In you I take shelter. Do not expose me to danger!

  • Ps 64:2
    78%

    2Hide me from the plots of evil men, from the crowd of evildoers.

  • Ps 17:8-9
    2 verses
    78%

    8Protect me as you would protect the pupil of your eye! Hide me in the shadow of your wings!

    9Protect me from the wicked men who attack me, my enemies who crowd around me for the kill.

  • Job 18:8-10
    3 verses
    78%

    8For he has been thrown into a net by his feet and he wanders into a mesh.

    9A trap seizes him by the heel; a snare grips him.

    10A rope is hidden for him on the ground and a trap for him lies on the path.

  • Ps 25:15
    78%

    15I continually look to the LORD for help, for he will free my feet from the enemy’s net.

  • Ps 57:6
    77%

    6They have prepared a net to trap me; I am discouraged. They have dug a pit for me. They will fall into it!(Selah)

  • Ps 31:4
    76%

    4You will free me from the net they hid for me, for you are my place of refuge.

  • Ps 143:9
    76%

    9Rescue me from my enemies, O LORD! I run to you for protection.

  • Ps 59:1-3
    3 verses
    76%

    1For the music director; according to the al-tashcheth style; a prayer of David, written when Saul sent men to surround his house and murder him. Deliver me from my enemies, my God! Protect me from those who attack me!

    2Deliver me from evildoers! Rescue me from violent men!

    3For look, they wait to ambush me; powerful men stalk me, but not because I have rebelled or sinned, O LORD.

  • Jer 18:22
    76%

    22Let cries of terror be heard in their houses when you send bands of raiders unexpectedly to plunder them. For they have virtually dug a pit to capture me and have hidden traps for me to step into.

  • Ps 28:3
    75%

    3Do not drag me away with evil men, with those who behave wickedly, who talk so friendly to their neighbors, while they plan to harm them!

  • Jer 5:26
    75%

    26“Indeed, there are wicked scoundrels among my people. They lie in wait like bird catchers hiding in ambush. They set deadly traps to catch people.

  • Ps 35:7-8
    2 verses
    75%

    7I did not harm them, but they hid a net to catch me and dug a pit to trap me.

    8Let destruction take them by surprise! Let the net they hid catch them! Let them fall into destruction!

  • Ps 9:15
    74%

    15The nations fell into the pit they had made; their feet were caught in the net they had hidden.

  • Ps 56:6
    74%

    6They stalk and lurk; they watch my every step, as they prepare to take my life.

  • Ps 38:12
    74%

    12Those who seek my life try to entrap me; those who want to harm me speak destructive words; all day long they say deceitful things.

  • Ps 69:22
    74%

    22May their dining table become a trap before them! May it be a snare for that group of friends!

  • Ps 71:4
    74%

    4My God, rescue me from the power of the wicked, from the hand of the cruel oppressor!

  • Job 22:10
    74%

    10That is why snares surround you, and why sudden fear terrifies you,

  • Ps 17:4-5
    2 verses
    73%

    4As for the actions of people– just as you have commanded, I have not followed in the footsteps of violent men.

    5I carefully obey your commands; I do not deviate from them.

  • Ps 142:3
    73%

    3Even when my strength leaves me, you watch my footsteps. In the path where I walk they have hidden a trap for me.

  • Ps 16:1
    73%

    1A prayer of David. Protect me, O God, for I have taken shelter in you.

  • Ps 140:9
    73%

    9As for the heads of those who surround me– may the harm done by their lips overwhelm them!

  • Ps 71:10
    73%

    10For my enemies talk about me; those waiting for a chance to kill me plot my demise.

  • Ps 124:7
    73%

    7We escaped with our lives, like a bird from a hunter’s snare. The snare broke, and we escaped.

  • Ps 140:1
    73%

    1For the music director; a psalm of David. O LORD, rescue me from wicked men! Protect me from violent men,

  • Ps 7:1
    73%

    1A musical composition by David, which he sang to the LORD concerning a Benjaminite named Cush. O LORD my God, in you I have taken shelter. Deliver me from all who chase me! Rescue me!

  • Prov 1:17-18
    2 verses
    73%

    17Surely it is futile to spread a net in plain sight of any bird,

    18but these men lie in wait for their own blood, they ambush their own lives!

  • Ps 71:2
    73%

    2Vindicate me by rescuing me! Listen to me! Deliver me!

  • Ps 25:20
    73%

    20Protect me and deliver me! Please do not let me be humiliated, for I have taken shelter in you!

  • Ps 19:13
    73%

    13Moreover, keep me from committing flagrant sins; do not allow such sins to control me. Then I will be blameless, and innocent of blatant rebellion.

  • Ps 18:5
    73%

    5The ropes of Sheol tightened around me, the snares of death trapped me.

  • Ps 69:14
    72%

    14Rescue me from the mud! Don’t let me sink! Deliver me from those who hate me, from the deep water!

  • Ps 9:13
    72%

    13when they prayed:“Have mercy on me, LORD! See how I am oppressed by those who hate me, O one who can snatch me away from the gates of death!

  • Prov 6:5
    72%

    5Deliver yourself like a gazelle from a snare, and like a bird from the trap of the fowler.

  • Ps 10:9
    72%

    9He lies in ambush in a hidden place, like a lion in a thicket; he lies in ambush, waiting to catch the oppressed; he catches the oppressed by pulling in his net.

  • Ps 141:4
    72%

    4Do not let me have evil desires, or participate in sinful activities with men who behave wickedly. I will not eat their delicacies.

  • 2 Sam 22:6
    72%

    6The ropes of Sheol tightened around me; the snares of death trapped me.