Psalms 140:5

140:5 Proud men hide a snare for me;

evil men ¹  spread a net by the path;

they set traps for me. (Selah)

Psalms 142:3

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.

[140:5]  ¹ tn Heb “and ropes,” but many prefer to revocalize the noun as a participle (חֹבְלִים, khovÿlim) from the verb חָבַל (khaval, “act corruptly”).

[142:3]  ² tn Heb “my spirit grows faint.”

[142:3]  ³ tn Heb “you know my path.”