Psalms 142:3

3. Overwhelmed Or, fainted. He was completely enveloped in doubt, anxiety, apprehension, so that he was unable to judge and decide what to do, as Psalms 107:5; Jonah 2:7.

Then thou knewest my path God knew and comprehended his situation, and kindly chose his path, and made a way for his escape. Job 23:10; Psalms 31:7-8.

In the way wherein I walked In my daily, or ordinary, manner of life. Every movement was watched and criticised for evil.

Privily laid a snare Treacherously placed in his path inducements to wrong, in the hope that he might fall into their “snare.”