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He sits in ambush in villages;
in the hiding places he kills the innocent.
His eyes lurk[a] for the helpless.
He lies in ambush secretly,[b] like a lion in a thicket.
He lies in ambush to seize the poor;
he seizes the poor by catching him in his net.
10 He is crushed;[c] he is bowed down;[d]
so[e] the helpless host[f] falls by his might.[g]

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 10:8 Literally “lie hid”
  2. Psalm 10:9 Literally “in the secret places”
  3. Psalm 10:10 Or “and he the wicked stoops”
  4. Psalm 10:10 Or “he the wicked crouches”
  5. Psalm 10:10 Or “and”
  6. Psalm 10:10 According to the reading tradition (Qere)
  7. Psalm 10:10 Literally “mighty ones”