¹⁵ My eyes are ever on the Lord,^(A)
    for only he will release my feet from the snare.^(B)

⁵ They encourage each other in evil plans,
    they talk about hiding their snares;^(A)
    they say, “Who will see it^[a]?”^(B)

¹⁴ He will be a holy place;^(A)
    for both Israel and Judah he will be
a stone^(B) that causes people to stumble^(C)
    and a rock that makes them fall.^(D)
And for the people of Jerusalem he will be
    a trap and a snare.^(E)

⁵ Does a bird swoop down to a trap on the ground
    when no bait^(A) is there?
Does a trap spring up from the ground
    if it has not caught anything?