He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.

They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down: they have digged a pit before me, into the midst whereof they are fallen {themselves}. Selah.

Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity:

And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast {them} into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely:

And he said, Go and spy where he {is}, that I may send and fetch him. And it was told him, saying, Behold, {he is} in Dothan.

And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found {him}, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also.

And he that betrayed him had given them a token, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he; take him, and lead {him} away safely.