The wicked have laid a snare for me, Yet I have not strayed from Your precepts.

The proud have hidden a snare for me, and cords; They have spread a net by the wayside; They have set traps for me. Selah

When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, Then You knew my path. In the way in which I walk They have secretly set a snare for me.

The law of the wise [is] a fountain of life, To turn [one] away from the snares of death.

Let a cry be heard from their houses, When You bring a troop suddenly upon them; For they have dug a pit to take me, And hidden snares for my feet.

So they watched [Him,] and sent spies who pretended to be righteous, that they might seize on His words, in order to deliver Him to the power and the authority of the governor.