The proud have hidden a (A)snare for me, and cords;
They have spread a net by the wayside;
They have set traps for me. Selah

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The arrogant have hidden a snare(A) for me;
    they have spread out the cords of their net(B)
    and have set traps(C) for me along my path.

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When my spirit [a]was (A)overwhelmed within me,
Then You knew my path.
In the way in which I walk
They have secretly (B)set a snare for me.

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  1. Psalm 142:3 Lit. fainted

When my spirit grows faint(A) within me,
    it is you who watch over my way.
In the path where I walk
    people have hidden a snare for me.

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For without cause they have (A)hidden their net for me in a pit,
Which they have dug without cause for my life.

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Since they hid their net(A) for me without cause(B)
    and without cause dug a pit(C) for me,

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22 Let a cry be heard from their houses,
When You bring a troop suddenly upon them;
For they have dug a pit to take me,
And hidden snares for my feet.

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22 Let a cry(A) be heard from their houses
    when you suddenly bring invaders against them,
for they have dug a pit(B) to capture me
    and have hidden snares(C) for my feet.

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The Pharisees: Is It Lawful to Pay Taxes to Caesar?(A)

20 (B)So they watched Him, and sent spies who pretended to be righteous, that they might seize on His words, in order to deliver Him to the power and the authority of the governor.

21 Then they asked Him, saying, (C)“Teacher, we know that You say and teach rightly, and You do not show personal favoritism, but teach the way of God in truth: 22 Is it lawful for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”

23 But He perceived their craftiness, and said to them, [a]“Why do you test Me?

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  1. Luke 20:23 NU omits Why do you test Me?

Paying Taxes to Caesar(A)

20 Keeping a close watch on him, they sent spies, who pretended to be sincere. They hoped to catch Jesus in something he said,(B) so that they might hand him over to the power and authority of the governor.(C) 21 So the spies questioned him: “Teacher, we know that you speak and teach what is right, and that you do not show partiality but teach the way of God in accordance with the truth.(D) 22 Is it right for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”

23 He saw through their duplicity and said to them,

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20 (A)Shall evil be repaid for good?
For they have (B)dug a pit for my life.
Remember that I (C)stood before You
To speak good [a]for them,
To turn away Your wrath from them.

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  1. Jeremiah 18:20 concerning

20 Should good be repaid with evil?(A)
    Yet they have dug a pit(B) for me.
Remember that I stood(C) before you
    and spoke in their behalf(D)
    to turn your wrath away from them.

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(A)They have prepared a net for my steps;
My soul is bowed down;
They have dug a pit before me;
Into the midst of it they themselves have fallen. Selah

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They spread a net for my feet(A)
    I was bowed down(B) in distress.
They dug a pit(C) in my path—
    but they have fallen into it themselves.(D)

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53 [a]And as He said these things to them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to assail Him vehemently, and to cross-examine Him about many things, 54 lying in wait for Him, [b]and (A)seeking to catch Him in something He might say, [c]that they might accuse Him.

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  1. Luke 11:53 NU And when He left there
  2. Luke 11:54 NU omits and seeking
  3. Luke 11:54 NU omits that they might accuse Him

53 When Jesus went outside, the Pharisees and the teachers of the law began to oppose him fiercely and to besiege him with questions, 54 waiting to catch him in something he might say.(A)

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A man who (A)flatters his neighbor
Spreads a net for his feet.

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Those who flatter their neighbors
    are spreading nets for their feet.(A)

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Keep me from (A)the snares they have laid for me,
And from the traps of the workers of iniquity.
10 (B)Let the wicked fall into their own nets,
While I escape safely.

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Keep me safe(A) from the traps set by evildoers,(B)
    from the snares(C) they have laid for me.
10 Let the wicked fall(D) into their own nets,
    while I pass by in safety.(E)

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Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us!
For we are exceedingly filled with contempt.
Our soul is exceedingly filled
With the scorn of those who are at ease,
With the contempt of the proud.

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Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy on us,
    for we have endured no end of contempt.
We have endured no end
    of ridicule from the arrogant,
    of contempt from the proud.

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110 (A)The wicked have laid a snare for me,
Yet I have not strayed from Your precepts.

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110 The wicked have set a snare(A) for me,
    but I have not strayed(B) from your precepts.

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85 (A)The proud have dug pits for me,
Which is not according to Your law.

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85 The arrogant(A) dig pits(B) to trap me,
    contrary to your law.

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