Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version May the table set before them become a snare; may it become retribution and a trap. New Living Translation Let the bountiful table set before them become a snare and their prosperity become a trap. English Standard Version Let their own table before them become a snare; and when they are at peace, let it become a trap. Berean Standard Bible May their table become a snare; may it be a retribution and a trap. King James Bible Let their table become a snare before them: and that which should have been for their welfare, let it become a trap. New King James Version Let their table become a snare before them, And their well-being a trap. New American Standard Bible May their table before them become a snare; And when they are at peace, may it become a trap. NASB 1995 May their table before them become a snare; And when they are in peace, may it become a trap. NASB 1977 May their table before them become a snare; And when they are in peace, may it become a trap. Legacy Standard Bible May their table before them become a snare; And when they are in peace, may it become a trap. Amplified Bible May their table [with all its abundance and luxury] become a snare [to them]; And when they are in peace [secure at their sacrificial feasts], may it become a trap. Christian Standard Bible Let their table set before them be a snare, and let it be a trap for their allies. Holman Christian Standard Bible Let their table set before them be a snare, and let it be a trap for their allies. American Standard Version Let their table before them become a snare; And when they are in peace, let it become a trap. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Let their table be a snare before them, and their reward a stumbling block. Brenton Septuagint Translation Let their table before them be for a snare, and for a recompense, and for a stumbling-block. Contemporary English Version Make their table a trap for them and their friends. Douay-Rheims Bible Let their table become as a snare before them, and a recompense, and a stumblingblock. English Revised Version Let their table before them become a snare; and when they are in peace, let it become a trap. GOD'S WORD® Translation Let the table set for them become a trap and a snare for their friends. Good News Translation May their banquets cause their ruin; may their sacred feasts cause their downfall. International Standard Version May their dining tables entrap them, and become a snare for their allies. JPS Tanakh 1917 Let their table before them become a snare; And when they are in peace, let it become a trap. Literal Standard Version Their table before them is for a snare, | And for a repayment—for a trap. Majority Standard Bible May their table become a snare; may it be a retribution and a trap. New American Bible May their own table be a snare for them, and their communion offerings a trap. NET Bible May their dining table become a trap before them! May it be a snare for that group of friends! New Revised Standard Version Let their table be a trap for them, a snare for their allies. New Heart English Bible Let their table before them become a snare, and a retribution, and a trap, and a stumbling block. Webster's Bible Translation Let their table become a snare before them: and that which should have been for their welfare, let it become a trap. World English Bible Let their table before them become a snare. May it become a retribution and a trap. Young's Literal Translation Their table before them is for a snare, And for a recompence -- for a trap. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Waters Are Up to My Neck…21They poisoned my food with gall and gave me vinegar to quench my thirst. 22May their table become a snare; may it be a retribution and a trap. 23May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever.… Cross References Romans 11:9 And David says: "May their table become a snare and a trap, a stumbling block and a retribution to them. Romans 11:10 May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever." 1 Thessalonians 5:3 While people are saying, "Peace and security," destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape. Treasury of Scripture Let their table become a snare before them: and that which should have been for their welfare, let it become a trap. Let their table. Proverbs 1:32 For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them. Malachi 2:2 If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith the LORD of hosts, I will even send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings: yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not lay it to heart. Romans 11:8-10 (According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear;) unto this day… a trap Isaiah 8:14,15 And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem… 1 Peter 2:8 And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed. Jump to Previous Destruction Feasts Net Peace Recompence Retribution Sacrificial Snare Table Trap WelfareJump to Next Destruction Feasts Net Peace Recompence Retribution Sacrificial Snare Table Trap WelfarePsalm 69 1. David complains of his affliction13. He prays for deliverance 22. He devotes his enemies to destruction 30. He praises God with thanksgiving (22) Let their table.--The form of this imprecation is, of course, suggested by the figurative language immediately preceding. Life had been made bitter by rancour and enmity, and the psalmist hurls back his curses, couched in the terms which had arisen to his lips to express his own misery. And that which.--Rather, and to them in peace a noose. Seated at the banquet, amid every sign of peace, and every means of enjoyment, let their surroundings of security and pleasure become their snare and ruin. (Comp. 1Thessalonians 5:3. See St. Paul's citation, Romans 11:9, New Testament Commentary.) Verses 22-29. - The imagination of the cruelties to be inflicted on his innocent Descendant works up the psalmist to a pitch of passionate resentment, which finds vent in a series of bitter imprecations, very distasteful to many. They are less startling, however, than some to be found elsewhere, as in Psalm 102. We may view them either as an outpouring of righteous indignation upon the enemies, not of David only, but of God; or as a series of prophetic denunciations, whereby the wicked of David's time were warned of the consequences of such wickedness as theirs, and stimulated to repentance. Verse 22. - Let their table become a snare before them. It is not very clear how their table was to ensnare them: perhaps by encouraging them to gluttony and sensuousness, and bringing upon them the diseases which those sins breed; perhaps by leading them to an ostentatious display of wealth and luxury (comp. Ezekiel 23:40, 41). And that which should have been for their welfare, let it become a trap. Let them be trapped by the good things of their table, like a wild beast by a bait.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew May their tableיְהִֽי־ (yə·hî-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be become שֻׁלְחָנָ֣ם (šul·ḥā·nām) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 7979: A table, a meal a snare; לְפָ֑ח (lə·p̄āḥ) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6341: A, sheet, a spring net may it be a retribution וְלִשְׁלוֹמִ֥ים (wə·liš·lō·w·mîm) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 7965: Safe, well, happy, friendly, welfare, health, prosperity, peace and a trap. לְמוֹקֵֽשׁ׃ (lə·mō·w·qêš) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4170: A bait or lure, a snare Links Psalm 69:22 NIVPsalm 69:22 NLT Psalm 69:22 ESV Psalm 69:22 NASB Psalm 69:22 KJV Psalm 69:22 BibleApps.com Psalm 69:22 Biblia Paralela Psalm 69:22 Chinese Bible Psalm 69:22 French Bible Psalm 69:22 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 69:22 Let their table before them become (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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