Psalms 142:3

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

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

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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 143:4 : 4 My strength leaves me; I am absolutely shocked.
  • 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.
  • Matt 22:15 : 15 Paying Taxes to Caesar Then the Pharisees went out and planned together to entrap him with his own words.
  • Mark 14:33-36 : 33 He took Peter, James, and John with him, and became very troubled and distressed. 34 He said to them,“My soul is deeply grieved, even to the point of death. Remain here and stay alert.” 35 Going a little farther, he threw himself to the ground and prayed that if it were possible the hour would pass from him. 36 He said,“Abba, Father, all things are possible for you. Take this cup away from me. Yet not what I will, but what you will.”
  • Ps 141:9 : 9 Protect me from the snare they have laid for me, and the traps the evildoers have set.
  • Job 23:10 : 10 But he knows the pathway that I take; if he tested me, I would come forth like gold.
  • Ps 1:6 : 6 Certainly the LORD guards the way of the godly, but the way of the wicked ends in destruction.
  • Ps 22:14 : 14 My strength drains away like water; all my bones are dislocated; my heart is like wax; it melts away inside me.
  • Ps 31:4 : 4 You will free me from the net they hid for me, for you are my place of refuge.
  • Ps 35:7-8 : 7 I did not harm them, but they hid a net to catch me and dug a pit to trap me. 8 Let destruction take them by surprise! Let the net they hid catch them! Let them fall into destruction!
  • Ps 56:6 : 6 They stalk and lurk; they watch my every step, as they prepare to take my life.
  • Ps 61:2 : 2 From the most remote place on earth I call out to you in my despair. Lead me up to a rocky summit where I can be safe!
  • Ps 77:3 : 3 I said,“I will remember God while I groan; I will think about him while my strength leaves me.”(Selah)
  • Ps 102:4 : 4 My heart is parched and withered like grass, for I am unable to eat food.
  • Ps 139:2-4 : 2 You know when I sit down and when I get up; even from far away you understand my motives. 3 You carefully observe me when I travel or when I lie down to rest; you are aware of everything I do. 4 Certainly my tongue does not frame a word without you, O LORD, being thoroughly aware of it.
  • Ps 17:3 : 3 You have scrutinized my inner motives; you have examined me during the night. You have carefully evaluated me, but you find no sin. I am determined I will say nothing sinful.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 139:1-5
    5 verses
    82%

    1For the music director, a psalm of David. O LORD, you examine me and know.

    2You know when I sit down and when I get up; even from far away you understand my motives.

    3You carefully observe me when I travel or when I lie down to rest; you are aware of everything I do.

    4Certainly my tongue does not frame a word without you, O LORD, being thoroughly aware of it.

    5You squeeze me in from behind and in front; you place your hand on me.

  • Ps 143:3-4
    2 verses
    81%

    3Certainly my enemies chase me. They smash me into the ground. They force me to live in dark regions, like those who have been dead for ages.

    4My strength leaves me; I am absolutely shocked.

  • Ps 142:4
    81%

    4Look to the right and see! No one cares about me. I have nowhere to run; no one is concerned about my life.

  • Lam 3:9-11
    3 verses
    78%

    9He has blocked every road I take with a wall of hewn stones; he has made every path impassable.

    10ד(Dalet) To me he is like a bear lying in ambush, like a hidden lion stalking its prey.

    11He has obstructed my paths and torn me to pieces; he has made me desolate.

  • Ps 142:2
    78%

    2I pour out my lament before him; I tell him about my troubles.

  • 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 56:6
    76%

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

  • Jer 12:3
    76%

    3But you, LORD, know all about me. You watch me and test my devotion to you. Drag these wicked men away like sheep to be slaughtered! Appoint a time when they will be killed!

  • Ps 140:5
    76%

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

  • Job 30:12-14
    3 verses
    76%

    12On my right the young rabble rise up; they drive me from place to place, and build up siege ramps against me.

    13They destroy my path; they succeed in destroying me without anyone assisting them.

    14They come in as through a wide breach; amid the crash they come rolling in.

  • Ps 143:7-8
    2 verses
    76%

    7Answer me quickly, LORD! My strength is fading. Do not reject me, or I will join those descending into the grave.

    8May I hear about your loyal love in the morning, for I trust in you. Show me the way I should go, because I long for you.

  • Ps 31:7
    76%

    7I will be happy and rejoice in your faithfulness, because you notice my pain and you are aware of how distressed I am.

  • Lam 1:13
    75%

    13מ(Mem) He sent down fire into my bones, and it overcame them. He spread out a trapper’s net for my feet; he made me turn back. He has made me desolate; I am faint all day long.

  • Ps 17:5
    75%

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

  • 2 Sam 22:37
    74%

    37You widen my path; my feet do not slip.

  • Jer 18:22
    74%

    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 56:8
    74%

    8You keep track of my misery. Put my tears in your leather container! Are they not recorded in your scroll?

  • 2 Sam 22:6
    74%

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

  • Ps 18:36
    74%

    36You widen my path; my feet do not slip.

  • Lam 3:6-7
    2 verses
    74%

    6He has made me reside in deepest darkness like those who died long ago.

    7ג(Gimel) He has walled me in so that I cannot get out; he has weighted me down with heavy prison chains.

  • Ps 77:3
    74%

    3I said,“I will remember God while I groan; I will think about him while my strength leaves me.”(Selah)

  • Ps 35:15
    74%

    15But when I stumbled, they rejoiced and gathered together; they gathered together to ambush me. They tore at me without stopping to rest.

  • Job 13:27
    74%

    27And you put my feet in the stocks and you watch all my movements; you put marks on the soles of my feet.

  • Job 19:8
    74%

    8He has blocked my way so I cannot pass, and has set darkness over my paths.

  • Ps 40:12
    74%

    12For innumerable dangers surround me. My sins overtake me so I am unable to see; they outnumber the hairs of my head so my strength fails me.

  • Job 30:16
    74%

    16Job’s Despondency“And now my soul pours itself out within me; days of suffering take hold of me.

  • Ps 31:22
    74%

    22I jumped to conclusions and said,“I am cut off from your presence!” But you heard my plea for mercy when I cried out to you for help.

  • Ps 18:5
    74%

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

  • Job 14:16
    74%

    16The Present Condition“Surely now you count my steps; then you would not mark my sin.

  • Ps 116:3
    74%

    3The ropes of death tightened around me, the snares of Sheol confronted me. I was confronted with trouble and sorrow.

  • Ps 139:23
    73%

    23Examine me, O God, and probe my thoughts! Test me, and know my concerns!

  • Job 33:11
    73%

    11He puts my feet in shackles; he watches closely all my paths.’

  • Ps 31:4
    73%

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

  • Lam 1:21
    73%

    21ש(Sin/Shin) They have heard that I groan, yet there is no one to comfort me. All my enemies have heard of my trouble; they are glad that you have brought it about. Bring about the day of judgment that you promised so that they may end up like me!

  • Ps 141:9
    73%

    9Protect me from the snare they have laid for me, and the traps the evildoers have set.

  • Ps 73:2
    73%

    2But as for me, my feet almost slipped; my feet almost slid out from under me.

  • Lam 3:2
    73%

    2He drove me into captivity and made me walk in darkness and not light.

  • Ps 142:6
    73%

    6Listen to my cry for help, for I am in serious trouble! Rescue me from those who chase me, for they are stronger than I am.

  • Jer 17:16
    73%

    16But I have not pestered you to bring disaster. I have not desired the time of irreparable devastation. You know that. You are fully aware of every word that I have spoken.