Psalms 141:10 - Exposition

Let the wicked fall into their own nets (comp. Psalms 7:15 ; Psalms 35:8 ; Psalms 57:6 ; Proverbs 5:22 ). The moral sense is always satisfied when the wicked man falls into his own trap, or is "hoist with his own petard." Even a heathen poet could say—

" Nec lex justior ulla est,

Quam necis artifices arte perire sun ."

Whilst that I withal escape ; literally, until that I pass over ; i . e . whilst I pass over the nets, or traps, in safety.