141:9 Protect me from the snare they have laid for me,
and the traps the evildoers have set. 1
141:10 Let the wicked fall 2 into their 3 own nets,
while I escape. 4
1 tn Heb “and the traps of the doers of evil.”
2 tn The prefixed verbal form is understood as a jussive of prayer. Another option is to translate, “the wicked will fall.”
3 tn Heb “his.”
4 tn Heb “at the same [that] I, until I pass by.” Another option is to take יַחַד (yakhad) with the preceding line, “let the wicked fall together into their own nets.”