Psalms 10:9

Like a lion that lurks in a secret lair they lurk intending to catch the defenceless; to seize them, to drag them away in their net.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

8Lying in secret in some village ambush, and stealthily watching, they murder the innocent.

10Their victims are crushed, sink down to the ground. Under their claws the hapless fall.

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Cross References

Psalms 12:5“The poor are despoiled, and the needy are sighing; so now I will act,” the Lord declares “And place them in the safety they long for.”

Psalms 35:10and all my being will say, “Who, O Lord, is like you, who save the helpless from those too strong for them, the poor and the helpless from those who despoil them?”

Psalms 59:3For see! They lay ambush for me, strong men are banded against me not for sin or transgression of mine, for no guilt of mine, O Lord,

Psalms 140:5The proud have hidden a trap for me, cords they have spread as a net for my feet: snares they have set at the side of my track. Selah

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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