Psalms 10:9
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.
American Standard Version
In The King James Version
In Context
10He croucheth, he boweth down, And the helpless fall by his strong ones.
Cross References
Job 5:15But he saveth from the sword of their mouth, Even the needy from the hand of the mighty.
Psalms 12:5Because of the oppression of the poor, because of the sighing of the needy, Now will I arise, saith Jehovah; I will set him in the safety he panteth for.
Psalms 35:10All my bones shall say, Jehovah, who is like unto thee, Who deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, Yea, the poor and the needy from him that robbeth him?
Psalms 59:3For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul; The mighty gather themselves together against me: Not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O Jehovah.
Psalms 140:5The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; They have spread a net by the wayside; They have set gins for me. Selah
Proverbs 22:16He that oppresseth the poor to increase his [gain], [And] he that giveth to the rich, [shall come] only to want.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 10:2-12
The Character of the Wicked; The Character of Persecutors. 1 Why standest thou afar off, O Lord ? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble? 2 The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined. 3 For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the Lord abhorreth. 4 The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts. 5 His ways are always grievous; thy judgments are far… Read the whole commentary →