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Psalms 10:8

6 He says to himself, “I will not be moved; from age to age I am free of distress.”

7 His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and violence; trouble and malice are under his tongue.

He lies in wait near the villages; in ambush he slays the innocent; his eyes watch in stealth for the helpless.

9 He lies in wait like a lion in a thicket; he lurks to seize the oppressed; he catches the lowly in his net.

10 They are crushed and beaten down; the hapless fall prey to his strength.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
He lies in wait near the villages; in ambush he slays the innocent; his eyes watch in stealth for the helpless.
KJV
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 poor.
WEB
He lies in wait near the villages. From ambushes, he murders the innocent. His eyes are secretly set against the helpless.
ASV
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 helpless.
DARBY
He sitteth in the lurking-places of the villages; in the secret places doth he slay the innocent: his eyes watch for the wretched.
BLB
He sits in an ambush of the villages; in the hidden places he kills the innocent one; his eyes look stealthily on the helpless.
ÅB
Han ligger i bakhold ved gårdene,
på skjulte steder myrder han den uskyldige,
øynene hans speider etter den ulykkelige.
OTB
Han venter i bakhold i landsbyene;
Han dreper de uskyldige på skjulte steder;
Hans øyne ser hemmelig etter de uheldige.
B1930
Han ligger i bakhold ved gårdene, på lønnlige steder myrder han den uskyldige, hans øine speider efter den ulykkelige.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Habakkuk 3:14

    With his own spear You pierced his head, when his warriors stormed out to scatter us, gloating as though ready to secretly devour the weak.

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  • Jeremiah 22:17

    “But your eyes and heart are set on nothing except your own dishonest gain, on shedding innocent blood, on practicing extortion and oppression.”

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  • 1 Samuel 22:18

    So the king ordered Doeg, “You turn and strike down the priests!” And Doeg the Edomite turned and struck down the priests himself. On that day he killed eighty-five men who wore the linen ephod.

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  • 1 Samuel 23:23

    Observe and find out all the places where he hides. Then come back to me with certainty, and I will go with you. If he is in the land, I will search him out among all the clans of Judah.”

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  • Psalms 17:11

    They have tracked us down, and now surround us; their eyes are set to cast us to the ground,

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  • Proverbs 6:12–13

    A worthless person, a wicked man, walks with a perverse mouth,

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  • Luke 8:1

    Soon afterward, Jesus traveled from one town and village to another, preaching and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God. The Twelve were with Him,

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  • Psalms 94:6

    They kill the widow and the foreigner; they murder the fatherless.

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