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The arrogant have hidden a trap for me,
    and with cords they have spread a net,[a]
    along the road they have set snares for me. Selah(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 140.5 Or they have spread cords as a net

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 is faint,
    you know my way.

In the path where I walk,
    they have hidden a trap for me.(A)

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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 hid their net[a] for me;
    without cause they dug a pit[b] for my life.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 35.7 Heb a pit, their net
  2. 35.7 The word pit is transposed from the preceding line

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 May a cry be heard from their houses
    when you bring the marauder suddenly upon them!
For they have dug a pit to catch me
    and laid snares for my feet.(A)

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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 Question about Paying Tribute

20 So they watched him and sent spies who pretended to be honest, in order to trap him by what he said and then to hand him over to the jurisdiction and authority of the governor. 21 So they asked him, “Teacher, we know that you are right in what you say and teach, and you show deference to no one but teach the way of God in accordance with truth.(A) 22 Is it lawful for us to pay tribute to Caesar or not?” 23 But he perceived their craftiness and said to them,

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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 Is evil a recompense for good?
    Yet they have dug a pit for my life.
Remember how I stood before you
    to speak good for them,
    to turn away your wrath from them.(A)

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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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They set a net for my steps;
    my soul was bowed down.
They dug a pit in my path,
    but they have fallen into it themselves. Selah(A)

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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 When he went outside, the scribes and the Pharisees became hostile to him and began to interrogate him about many things, 54 lying in wait for him, to catch him in something he might say.(A)

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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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Whoever flatters a neighbor
    is spreading a net for the neighbor’s feet.

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

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Keep me from the trap that they have laid for me
    and from the snares of evildoers.(A)
10 Let the wicked fall into their own nets,
    while I alone escape.(B)

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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 upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us,
    for we have had more than enough of contempt.(A)
Our soul has had more than its fill
    of the scorn of those who are at ease,
    of the contempt of the proud.(B)

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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 The wicked have laid a snare for me,
    but I do not stray from your precepts.(A)

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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 The arrogant have dug pitfalls for me;
    they flout your law.(A)

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

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