[a]He lieth in wait in the villages; in the secret places doth he murder the innocent; his eyes are bent against the poor.

He lieth in wait secretly, even as a lion in his den; he lieth in wait to spoil the poor; he doth spoil the poor, when he draweth him into his net.

10 He croucheth and boweth; therefore heaps of the [b]poor do fall by his might.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 10:8 He showeth that the wicked have many means to hide their cruelty, and therefore ought more to be feared.
  2. Psalm 10:10 By the hypocrisy of them that have authority, the poor are devoured.

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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