Psalms 10:8

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

Majority Standard Bible

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

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

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

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Cross References

Judges 9:25The leaders of Shechem set up an ambush against Abimelech on the hilltops, and they robbed all who passed by them on the road. So this was reported to Abimelech.

1 Samuel 23:23Observe 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.”

Job 24:14When daylight is gone, the murderer rises to kill the poor and needy; in the night he is like a thief.

Psalms 94:6They kill the widow and the foreigner; they murder the fatherless.

Proverbs 6:12A worthless person, a wicked man, walks with a perverse mouth,

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.”

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 →

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