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He sitteth in the lurking-places of the villages;
In the secret places doth he murder the innocent;
His eyes are privily set against the [a]helpless.
He lurketh in secret as a lion in his covert;
He lieth in wait to catch the poor:
He doth catch the poor, when he draweth him in his net.
10 [b]He croucheth, he boweth down,
And the [c]helpless fall by his strong ones.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 10:8 Or, hapless
  2. Psalm 10:10 Another reading is, And being crushed.
  3. Psalm 10:10 Or, hapless

He lies in wait(A) near the villages;
    from ambush he murders the innocent.(B)
His eyes watch in secret for his victims;
    like a lion in cover he lies in wait.
He lies in wait to catch the helpless;(C)
    he catches the helpless and drags them off in his net.(D)
10 His victims are crushed,(E) they collapse;
    they fall under his strength.

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