Thorns
tsen (tsane)
a thorn; hence, a cactus-hedge -- thorn.
and snares
pach (pakh)
a (metallic) sheet (as pounded thin); also a spring net (as spread out like a lamina) -- gin, (thin) plate, snare.
are in the way
derek (deh'-rek)
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
of the froward
`iqqesh (ik-kashe')
distorted; hence, false -- crooked, froward, perverse.
he that doth keep
shamar (shaw-mar')
to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
his soul
nephesh (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
shall be far
rachaq (raw-khak')
to widen (in any direction), i.e. (intransitively) recede or (transitively) remove (literally or figuratively, of place or relation)
from them
