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Proud men hide a snare for me;
evil men[a] spread a net by the path.
They set traps for me. (Selah)
I say to the Lord, “You are my God.”
O Lord, pay attention to my plea for mercy.
O Sovereign Lord, my strong deliverer,[b]
you shield[c] my head in the day of battle.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 140:5 tn Heb “and ropes,” but many prefer to revocalize the noun as a participle (חֹבְלִים, khovelim) from the verb חָבַל (khaval, “act corruptly”).
  2. Psalm 140:7 tn Heb “the strength of my deliverance.”
  3. Psalm 140:7 tn Heb “cover.”