Psalms 10:9

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

⁸ He lies in wait near the villages; in ambush he slays the innocent; his eyes watch in stealth for the helpless.

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.

¹¹ He says to himself, “God has forgotten; He hides His face and never sees.”

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.

Compare

BSB: He lies in wait like a lion in a thicket; he lurks to seize the oppressed; he catches the lowly in his net.
KJV: He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lieth in wait to catch the poor: he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him into his net.
WEB: He lurks in secret as a lion in his ambush. He lies in wait to catch the helpless. He catches the helpless when he draws him in his net.
ASV: 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.
DARBY: He lieth in wait secretly, like a lion in his thicket; he lieth in wait to catch the afflicted: he doth catch the afflicted, drawing him into his net.
BLB: He lies in wait in the hidden place, like a lion in his lair; he lies in wait to catch the afflicted one; he catches the afflicted one by drawing him into his net.

ÅB: Han ligger på lur, slik som løven i sitt skjul;
han lurer for å gripe den elendige;
han griper den elendige og han drar ham inn i garnet sitt.
OTB: Han ligger i bakhold som en løve i sitt hi;
Han venter på å gripe de trengende;
Han griper de trengende når han trekker dem inn i sitt nett.
B1930: Han lurer på lønnlig sted, lik løven i sitt skjul; han lurer for å gripe den elendige; han griper den elendige idet han drar ham inn i sitt garn.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Psalms 17:12
like a lion greedy for prey, like a young lion lurking in ambush.
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Psalms 59:3
See how they lie in wait for me. Fierce men conspire against me for no transgression or sin of my own, O LORD.
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Micah 7:2
The godly man has perished from the earth; there is no one upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood; they hunt one another with a net.
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Psalms 35:10
All my bones will exclaim, “Who is like You, O LORD, who delivers the afflicted from the aggressor, the poor and needy from the robber?”
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Amos 2:6–7
This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Israel, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they sell the righteous for silver and the needy for a pair of sandals.
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Psalms 140:5
The proud hide a snare for me; the cords of their net are spread along the path, and lures are set out for me. Selah
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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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Amos 3:4
Does a lion roar in the forest when he has no prey? Does a young lion growl in his den if he has caught nothing?
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