Psalms 10:9

7 His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity.

8 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.

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.

10 He croucheth, and humbleth himself, that the poor may fall by his strong ones.

11 He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never see it.

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 as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.

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  • Psalms 59:3

    For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul: the mighty are gathered against me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O LORD.

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  • Micah 7:2

    The good man is perished out of the earth: and there is none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood; they hunt every man his brother with a net.

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  • Psalms 35:10

    All my bones shall say, LORD, who is like unto thee, which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him?

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  • Amos 2:6–7

    Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they sold the righteous for silver, and the poor for a pair of shoes;

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  • Psalms 140:5

    The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set gins for me. Selah.

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  • Habakkuk 3:14

    Thou didst strike through with his staves the head of his villages: they came out as a whirlwind to scatter me: their rejoicing was as to devour the poor secretly.

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  • Amos 3:4

    Will a lion roar in the forest, when he hath no prey? will a young lion cry out of his den, if he have taken nothing?

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