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# The wicked have set a snare for me
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Wicked people trying to capture and kill the writer is spoken of as if they were hunters setting a trap to catch an animal. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# The wicked
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This nominal adjective can be stated as an adjective. Alternate translation: "Wicked people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-nominaladj]])
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# I have not strayed from your instructions
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Not disobeying God's instructions is spoken of as if the writer has not walked away from God's instructions. This can be stated in positive form. Alternate translation: "I obey your instructions" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-litotes]])
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