140:5 Proud men hide a snare for me;
evil men 1 spread a net by the path;
they set traps for me. (Selah)
142:3 Even when my strength leaves me, 2
you watch my footsteps. 3
In the path where I walk
they have hidden a trap for me.
1 tn Heb “and ropes,” but many prefer to revocalize the noun as a participle (חֹבְלִים, khovÿlim) from the verb חָבַל (khaval, “act corruptly”).
2 tn Heb “my spirit grows faint.”
3 tn Heb “you know my path.”