He sits in the (A)lurking places of the villages;
In the hiding places he (B)kills the innocent;
His eyes [a]stealthily watch for the [b](C)unfortunate.
He lurks in a hiding place as (D)a lion in his [c]lair;
He (E)lurks to catch (F)the afflicted;
He catches the afflicted when he draws him into his (G)net.
10 He [d]crouches, he [e]bows down,
And the [f]unfortunate fall [g]by his mighty ones.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 10:8 Lit lie in wait
  2. Psalm 10:8 Or poor
  3. Psalm 10:9 Or thicket
  4. Psalm 10:10 Or is crushed
  5. Psalm 10:10 Or is bowed down
  6. Psalm 10:10 Or poor
  7. Psalm 10:10 Or into his claws