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Let ruin come on them unawares,
and let the net that they hid ensnare them;
    let them fall in it—to their ruin.(A)

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may ruin overtake them by surprise—(A)
    may the net they hid entangle them,
    may they fall into the pit,(B) to their ruin.

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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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Exhortation to Watch

34 “Be on guard so that your hearts are not weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of this life and that day does not catch you unexpectedly,(A)

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34 “Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness and the anxieties of life,(A) and that day will close on you suddenly(B) like a trap.

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22 The iniquities of the wicked ensnare them,
    and they are caught in the coils of their sin.(A)

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22 The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare them;(A)
    the cords of their sins hold them fast.(B)

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15 The nations have sunk in the pit that they made;
    in the net that they hid has their own foot been caught.(A)

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15 The nations have fallen into the pit they have dug;(A)
    their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.(B)

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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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When they say, “There is peace and security,” then sudden destruction will come upon them, as labor pains come upon a pregnant woman, and there will be no escape!(A)

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While people are saying, “Peace and safety,”(A) destruction will come on them suddenly,(B) as labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.(C)

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11 But evil shall come upon you,
    which you cannot charm away;
disaster shall fall upon you,
    which you will not be able to ward off,
and ruin shall come on you suddenly,
    of which you know nothing.(A)

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11 Disaster(A) will come upon you,
    and you will not know how to conjure it away.
A calamity will fall upon you
    that you cannot ward off with a ransom;
a catastrophe you cannot foresee
    will suddenly(B) come upon you.

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29 One who is often reproved, yet remains stubborn,
    will suddenly be broken beyond healing.(A)

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29 Whoever remains stiff-necked(A) after many rebukes
    will suddenly be destroyed(B)—without remedy.(C)

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18 Truly you set them in slippery places;
    you make them fall to ruin.(A)
19 How they are destroyed in a moment,
    swept away utterly by terrors!(B)
20 They are[a] like a dream when one awakes;
    on awaking you despise their phantoms.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 73.20 Cn: Heb Lord

18 Surely you place them on slippery ground;(A)
    you cast them down to ruin.(B)
19 How suddenly(C) are they destroyed,
    completely swept away(D) by terrors!
20 They are like a dream(E) when one awakes;(F)
    when you arise, Lord,
    you will despise them as fantasies.(G)

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15 They make a pit, digging it out,
    and fall into the hole that they have made.(A)
16 Their mischief returns upon their own heads,
    and on their own heads their violence descends.(B)

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15 Whoever digs a hole and scoops it out
    falls into the pit(A) they have made.(B)
16 The trouble they cause recoils on them;
    their violence comes down on their own heads.

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10 So they hung Haman on the pole that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the anger of the king abated.

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10 So they impaled(A) Haman(B) on the pole(C) he had set up for Mordecai.(D) Then the king’s fury subsided.(E)

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David Marries Michal

17 Then Saul said to David, “Here is my elder daughter Merab; I will give her to you as a wife; only be valiant for me and fight the Lord’s battles.” For Saul thought, “I will not raise a hand against him; let the Philistines deal with him.”(A)

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17 Saul said to David, “Here is my older daughter(A) Merab. I will give her to you in marriage;(B) only serve me bravely and fight the battles(C) of the Lord.” For Saul said to himself,(D) “I will not raise a hand against him. Let the Philistines do that!”

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