442. Leather Tables

Psalm 69:22  •  1 min. read  •  grade level: 9
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Psalm 69:2222Let their table become a snare before them: and that which should have been for their welfare, let it become a trap. (Psalm 69:22). Let their table become a snare before them: and that which should have been for their welfare, let it become a trap.
The table of the modern Arabs is usually nothing but a piece of skin or leather, a mat, or a linen cloth spread upon the ground. The ancient Hebrews are supposed to have used a table of this sort, and this is thought to be referred to in the text. A table thus spread on the ground might easily become a trap by which the feet of the unwary would be entangled so that they should fall. For a description of the “snare” and “trap” referred to here, sea note on Psalm 91:33Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. (Psalm 91:3) (#445).