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He lies in wait to catch the helpless; he catches the helpless and drags them off in his net.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/10.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Like lions crouched in hiding, they wait to pounce on the helpless. Like hunters they capture the helpless and drag them away in nets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/10.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />he lurks in ambush like a lion in his thicket; he lurks that he may seize the poor; he seizes the poor when he draws him into his net.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />He lies in wait like a lion in a thicket; he lurks to seize the oppressed; he catches the lowly in his net.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/10.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/10.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />He lies in wait secretly, as a lion in his den; He lies in wait to catch the poor; He catches the poor when he draws him into his net.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />He lurks in secret like a lion in his lair; He lurks to catch the needy; He catches the needy when he pulls him into his net.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/10.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />He lurks in a hiding place as a lion in his lair; He lurks to catch the afflicted; He catches the afflicted when he draws him into his net.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />He lurks in a hiding place as a lion in his lair; He lurks to catch the afflicted; He catches the afflicted when he draws him into his net.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />He lies in wait in a hiding place as a lion in his lair; He lies in wait to catch the afflicted; He catches the afflicted when he draws him into his net.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He lurks in a hiding place like a lion in his lair; He lies in wait to catch the afflicted; He catches the afflicted when he draws him into his net.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />he lurks in secret like a lion in a thicket. He lurks in order to seize a victim; he seizes a victim and drags him in his net.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />he lurks in secret like a lion in a thicket. He lurks in order to seize the afflicted; he seizes the afflicted and drags him in his net. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/10.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />They are hungry lions hiding in the bushes, hoping to catch some helpless passerby. They trap the poor in nets and drag them away. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/10.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />He lurketh in the covert as a lion in his den: he lieth in wait to catch the poor: he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him in his net.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He lies in his hiding place like a lion in his den. He hides there to catch oppressed people. He catches oppressed people when he draws them into his net.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/10.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />they wait in their hiding place like lions. They lie in wait for the poor; they catch them in their traps and drag them away. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/10.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Their eyes secretly watch the helpless, lying in wait like a lion in his den. They lie in wait to catch the afflicted. They catch the afflicted when they pull him into their net.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He lies in wait like a lion in a thicket; he lurks to seize the oppressed; he catches the lowly in his net.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/10.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He lies in ambush in a hidden place, like a lion in a thicket; he lies in ambush, waiting to catch the oppressed; he catches the oppressed by pulling in his net. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/10.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />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. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />He lies in wait in a secret place, as a lion in a covert. He lies in wait to catch the poor, "" He catches the poor, drawing him into his net.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> He lieth in wait in a secret place, as a lion in a covert. He lieth in wait to catch the poor, He catcheth the poor, drawing him into his net.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />He will lie in wait in secret as the lion in her den: he will lie in wait to catch the poor one: he will catch the poor one in drawing him into his net.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />His eyes are upon the poor man: He lieth in wait in secret like a lion in his den. He lieth in ambush that he may catch the poor man: to catch the poor, whilst he draweth him to him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 9:30>His eyes catch sight of the poor. He lies in ambush, in hiding like a lion in his den. He lies in ambush, so that he may seize the poor, to seize the poor as he draws him in.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/10.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />They lurk in ambush like lions in a thicket, hide there to trap the poor, snare them and close the net. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />they lurk in secret like a lion in its covert; they lurk that they may seize the poor; they seize the poor and drag them off in their net.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />He lies in wait to snare the poor by drawing him into his net.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/10.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he lies in wait to plunder the poor in the snare of his net.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/10.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />He lieth in wait in a secret place as a lion in his lair, He lieth in wait to catch the poor; He doth catch the poor, when he draweth him up in his net.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/10.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />He lies in wait in secret as a lion in his den: he lies in wait to ravish the poor, to ravish the poor when he draws him <i>after him</i>: he will bring him down in his snare.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/10-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=881" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/10.htm">The Perils of the Pilgrim</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">8</span>He lies in wait near the villages; in ambush he slays the innocent; his eyes watch in stealth for the helpless. <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/693.htm" title="693: ye·’ĕ·rōḇ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To lie in wait. A primitive root; to lurk.">He lies in wait</a> <a href="/hebrew/4565.htm" title="4565: bam·mis·tār (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- A secret place, hiding place. From cathar; properly, a concealer, i.e. A covert."></a> <a href="/hebrew/738.htm" title="738: kə·’ar·yêh (Prep-k:: N-ms) -- A lion. Or earyeh; from 'arah; a lion.">like a lion</a> <a href="/hebrew/5520.htm" title="5520: ḇə·suk·kōh (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- A thicket, covert, lair. From cakak; a hut; also a lair.">in a thicket;</a> <a href="/hebrew/693.htm" title="693: ye·’ĕ·rōḇ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To lie in wait. A primitive root; to lurk.">he lurks</a> <a href="/hebrew/2414.htm" title="2414: la·ḥă·ṭō·wp̄ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To catch, seize. A primitive root; to clutch; hence, to seize as a prisoner.">to seize</a> <a href="/hebrew/6041.htm" title="6041: ‘ā·nî (Adj-ms) -- Poor, afflicted, humble. From anah; depressed, in mind or circumstances.">the oppressed;</a> <a href="/hebrew/2414.htm" title="2414: yaḥ·ṭōp̄ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To catch, seize. A primitive root; to clutch; hence, to seize as a prisoner.">he catches</a> <a href="/hebrew/6041.htm" title="6041: ‘ā·nî (Adj-ms) -- Poor, afflicted, humble. From anah; depressed, in mind or circumstances.">the lowly</a> <a href="/hebrew/4900.htm" title="4900: bə·mā·šə·ḵōw (Prep-b:: V-Qal-Inf:: 3ms) -- To draw, drag. A primitive root; to draw, used in a great variety of applications.">in his net.</a> <a href="/hebrew/7568.htm" title="7568: ḇə·riš·tōw (Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 3ms) -- A net. From yarash; a net."></a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>They are crushed and beaten down; the hapless fall prey to his strength.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/1-11.htm">Proverbs 1:11-12</a></span><br />If they say, “Come along, let us lie in wait for blood, let us ambush the innocent without cause, / let us swallow them alive like Sheol, and whole like those descending into the Pit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/6-12.htm">Proverbs 6:12-15</a></span><br />A worthless person, a wicked man, walks with a perverse mouth, / winking his eyes, speaking with his feet, and pointing with his fingers. / With deceit in his heart he devises evil; he continually sows discord. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/24-15.htm">Proverbs 24:15</a></span><br />Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, near the dwelling of the righteous; do not destroy his resting place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/5-26.htm">Jeremiah 5:26</a></span><br />For among My people are wicked men; they watch like fowlers lying in wait; they set a trap to catch men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/7-2.htm">Micah 7:2</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/1-15.htm">Habakkuk 1:15-16</a></span><br />The foe pulls all of them up with a hook; he catches them in his dragnet, and gathers them in his fishing net; so he rejoices gladly. / Therefore he sacrifices to his dragnet and burns incense to his fishing net, for by these things his portion is sumptuous and his food is rich.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/24-14.htm">Job 24:14-16</a></span><br />When daylight is gone, the murderer rises to kill the poor and needy; in the night he is like a thief. / The eye of the adulterer watches for twilight. Thinking, ‘No eye will see me,’ he covers his face. / In the dark they dig through houses; by day they shut themselves in, never to experience the light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/29-20.htm">Isaiah 29:20-21</a></span><br />For the ruthless will vanish, the mockers will disappear, and all who look for evil will be cut down— / those who indict a man with a word, who ensnare the mediator at the gate, and who with false charges deprive the innocent of justice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/22-25.htm">Ezekiel 22:25</a></span><br />The conspiracy of the princes in her midst is like a roaring lion tearing its prey. They devour the people, seize the treasures and precious things, and multiply the widows within her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-34.htm">Lamentations 3:34-36</a></span><br />To crush underfoot all the prisoners of the land, / to deny a man justice before the Most High, / to subvert a man in his lawsuit—of these the Lord does not approve.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-14.htm">Matthew 23:14</a></span><br />Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let in those who wish to enter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/20-47.htm">Luke 20:47</a></span><br />They defraud widows of their houses, and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will receive greater condemnation.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/5-8.htm">1 Peter 5:8</a></span><br />Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/10-10.htm">John 10:10</a></span><br />The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come that they may have life, and have it in all its fullness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/3-6.htm">2 Timothy 3:6</a></span><br />They are the kind who worm their way into households and captivate vulnerable women who are weighed down with sins and led astray by various passions,</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">He lies in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lies in wait to catch the poor: he does catch the poor, when he draws him into his net.</p><p class="hdg">He lieth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/17-12.htm">Psalm 17:12</a></b></br> Like as a lion <i>that</i> is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/59-3.htm">Psalm 59:3</a></b></br> For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul: the mighty are gathered against me; not <i>for</i> my transgression, nor <i>for</i> my sin, O LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/micah/7-2.htm">Micah 7:2</a></b></br> The good <i>man</i> is perished out of the earth: and <i>there is</i> none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood; they hunt every man his brother with a net.</p><p class="hdg">secretly.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/lamentations/3-10.htm">Lamentations 3:10</a></b></br> He <i>was</i> unto me <i>as</i> a bear lying in wait, <i>and as</i> a lion in secret places.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/amos/3-4.htm">Amos 3:4</a></b></br> 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?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nahum/2-11.htm">Nahum 2:11,12</a></b></br> Where <i>is</i> the dwelling of the lions, and the feedingplace of the young lions, where the lion, <i>even</i> the old lion, walked, <i>and</i> the lion's whelp, and none made <i>them</i> afraid? … </p><p class="hdg">to catch</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/5-26.htm">Jeremiah 5:26</a></b></br> For among my people are found wicked <i>men</i>: they lay wait, as he that setteth snares; they set a trap, they catch men.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/19-3.htm">Ezekiel 19:3-6</a></b></br> And she brought up one of her whelps: it became a young lion, and it learned to catch the prey; it devoured men… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/habakkuk/1-15.htm">Habakkuk 1:15</a></b></br> They take up all of them with the angle, they catch them in their net, and gather them in their drag: therefore they rejoice and are glad.</p><p class="hdg">poor, when</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/12-5.htm">Psalm 12:5</a></b></br> For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set <i>him</i> in safety <i>from him that</i> puffeth at him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/35-10.htm">Psalm 35:10</a></b></br> All my bones shall say, LORD, who <i>is</i> 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?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/37-14.htm">Psalm 37:14</a></b></br> The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, <i>and</i> to slay such as be of upright conversation.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/10-2.htm">Afflicted</a> <a href="/psalms/10-8.htm">Ambush</a> <a href="/job/23-9.htm">Catch</a> <a href="/job/39-25.htm">Catches</a> <a href="/job/40-21.htm">Covert</a> <a href="/job/37-8.htm">Den</a> <a href="/job/24-22.htm">Drags</a> <a href="/job/36-27.htm">Draweth</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/24-5.htm">Drawing</a> <a href="/job/36-27.htm">Draws</a> <a href="/psalms/9-16.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/psalms/10-8.htm">Helpless</a> <a href="/psalms/10-8.htm">Hiding</a> <a href="/psalms/9-15.htm">Hole</a> <a href="/job/34-29.htm">Keeps</a> <a href="/job/29-19.htm">Lieth</a> <a href="/psalms/9-16.htm">Net</a> <a href="/psalms/10-8.htm">Poor</a> <a href="/job/41-30.htm">Pulling</a> <a href="/psalms/10-8.htm">Secret</a> <a href="/psalms/10-8.htm">Secretly</a> <a href="/job/36-17.htm">Seize</a> <a href="/job/38-40.htm">Thicket</a> <a href="/psalms/10-8.htm">Wait</a> <a href="/psalms/10-8.htm">Waiting</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/10-10.htm">Afflicted</a> <a href="/psalms/17-12.htm">Ambush</a> <a href="/psalms/35-8.htm">Catch</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-15.htm">Catches</a> <a href="/psalms/27-5.htm">Covert</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-8.htm">Den</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-15.htm">Drags</a> <a href="/psalms/18-16.htm">Draweth</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-18.htm">Drawing</a> <a href="/psalms/88-3.htm">Draws</a> <a href="/psalms/10-14.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/psalms/10-10.htm">Helpless</a> <a href="/psalms/17-12.htm">Hiding</a> <a href="/psalms/57-6.htm">Hole</a> <a href="/psalms/15-4.htm">Keeps</a> <a href="/matthew/3-10.htm">Lieth</a> <a href="/psalms/25-15.htm">Net</a> <a href="/psalms/10-10.htm">Poor</a> <a href="/psalms/18-16.htm">Pulling</a> <a href="/psalms/16-1.htm">Secret</a> <a href="/psalms/27-5.htm">Secretly</a> <a href="/psalms/21-8.htm">Seize</a> <a href="/psalms/74-5.htm">Thicket</a> <a href="/psalms/25-3.htm">Wait</a> <a href="/psalms/17-12.htm">Waiting</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 10</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/10-1.htm">David complains of the wicked</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/10-12.htm">He prays for remedy</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/10-16.htm">He professes his confidence</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the ancient Near East, lions were common and feared predators, making this metaphor particularly vivid for the original audience. The thicket represents a place of concealment, suggesting stealth and cunning. Biblically, lions are used to describe both God’s power (<a href="/hosea/11-10.htm">Hosea 11:10</a>) and the threat of enemies (<a href="/1_peter/5-8.htm">1 Peter 5:8</a>). This duality highlights the deceptive nature of evil, which can appear powerful and overwhelming.<p><b>he lurks to seize the oppressed;</b><br>The act of lurking implies a deliberate and malicious intent. The oppressed are often mentioned in the Psalms as those who are vulnerable and marginalized, lacking the power to defend themselves. This reflects the social and economic realities of ancient Israel, where the poor and disenfranchised were frequently exploited. The Bible consistently calls for justice and protection for the oppressed (<a href="/isaiah/1-17.htm">Isaiah 1:17</a>, <a href="/james/1-27.htm">James 1:27</a>), emphasizing God’s concern for those who suffer injustice. This phrase underscores the moral corruption of those who prey on the weak.<p><b>he catches the lowly in his net.</b><br>The imagery of a net suggests entrapment and deceit, common tactics of the wicked. Nets were used for hunting and fishing, symbolizing a calculated and premeditated approach to capturing prey. The lowly, often synonymous with the humble or meek, are depicted as targets for exploitation. This reflects a broader biblical theme where the humble are often at the mercy of the powerful, yet are ultimately under God’s protection (<a href="/psalms/37-11.htm">Psalm 37:11</a>, <a href="/matthew/5-5.htm">Matthew 5:5</a>). The net can also symbolize the snares of sin and temptation, from which only divine intervention can deliver (<a href="/psalms/25-15.htm">Psalm 25:15</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wicked_man.htm">The Wicked Man</a></b><br>The primary subject of this verse, depicted as a predator lying in wait to harm the vulnerable.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_oppressed.htm">The Oppressed</a></b><br>Those who are targeted by the wicked, representing the innocent and defenseless in society.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lion.htm">The Lion</a></b><br>A metaphor for the wicked man's predatory nature, emphasizing stealth and strength.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_thicket.htm">The Thicket</a></b><br>Symbolizes the hidden places where the wicked lie in wait, suggesting deceit and ambush.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_net.htm">The Net</a></b><br>Represents the traps and schemes used by the wicked to ensnare the innocent.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/a/awareness_of_evil.htm">Awareness of Evil</a></b><br>Recognize that evil often operates in hidden and deceitful ways, much like a predator lying in wait. Christians should be vigilant and discerning.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/protection_for_the_vulnerable.htm">Protection for the Vulnerable</a></b><br>As followers of Christ, we are called to protect and advocate for the oppressed and lowly, who are often targets of wicked schemes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_justice.htm">Trust in God's Justice</a></b><br>While the wicked may seem to succeed temporarily, trust that God sees all and will ultimately bring justice to the oppressed.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_warfare.htm">Spiritual Warfare</a></b><br>Understand that the imagery of a lion and a net can also apply to spiritual battles. Equip yourself with the armor of God to stand against the schemes of the devil.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_support.htm">Community Support</a></b><br>Encourage a strong community of believers who support and uplift one another, providing protection and strength against those who seek to harm.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_10.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 10</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_meaning_of_psalm_121_1.htm">What does 'Living dog better than dead lion' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'like_a_roaring_lion'_mean.htm">What does "Like a Roaring Lion" mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/when_was_exodus_written.htm">What does 'Like a Roaring Lion' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_'lions'_in_psalm_57_4_poetic_or_literal.htm">Is the reference to enemies being like “lions” in Psalm 57:4 simply poetic imagery, or does it exaggerate any verifiable historical threat David faced? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/10.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(</span>9<span class= "ital">)</span> <span class= "bld">Lieth in wait.</span>--A confusion of metaphor. The wicked is first, the lion watching for his prey, and then the hunter snaring animals. "Poor," here--better, <span class= "ital">afflicted </span>(see <a href="/psalms/9-12.htm" title="When he makes inquisition for blood, he remembers them: he forgets not the cry of the humble.">Psalm 9:12</a>). Translate, <span class= "ital">in his hiding-place he lurks, as a lion in his lair, lurks to seize a sufferer, seizes a sufferer, drawing him into his net.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den</span>; or, <span class="accented">he lurks in the covert as a lion in his lair</span> (Kay) - a very striking image! He lieth in wait (or, <span class="accented">lurks</span>) <span class="accented">to</span> catch the poor: he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him into his net; rather, <span class="accented">by drawing him into his net.</span> The mode of capture is intended. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/10-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">He lies in wait</span><br /><span class="heb">יֶאֱרֹ֬ב</span> <span class="translit">(ye·’ĕ·rōḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_693.htm">Strong's 693: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lie in wait</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like a lion</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּאַרְיֵ֬ה</span> <span class="translit">(kə·’ar·yêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_738.htm">Strong's 738: </a> </span><span class="str2">A lion</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in a thicket;</span><br /><span class="heb">בְסֻכֹּ֗ה</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·suk·kōh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5520.htm">Strong's 5520: </a> </span><span class="str2">A thicket, covert, lair</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he lurks</span><br /><span class="heb">יֶ֭אֱרֹב</span> <span class="translit">(ye·’ĕ·rōḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_693.htm">Strong's 693: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lie in wait</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to seize</span><br /><span class="heb">לַחֲט֣וֹף</span> <span class="translit">(la·ḥă·ṭō·wp̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2414.htm">Strong's 2414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To clutch, to seize as a, prisoner</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the oppressed;</span><br /><span class="heb">עָנִ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6041.htm">Strong's 6041: </a> </span><span class="str2">Poor, afflicted, humble</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he catches</span><br /><span class="heb">יַחְטֹ֥ף</span> <span class="translit">(yaḥ·ṭōp̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2414.htm">Strong's 2414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To clutch, to seize as a, prisoner</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the lowly</span><br /><span class="heb">עָ֝נִ֗י</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6041.htm">Strong's 6041: </a> </span><span class="str2">Poor, afflicted, humble</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in his dragnet.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּמָשְׁכ֥וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·mā·šə·ḵōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4900.htm">Strong's 4900: </a> </span><span class="str2">To draw, drag</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/10-9.htm">Psalm 10:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/10-9.htm">Psalm 10:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/10-9.htm">Psalm 10:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/10-9.htm">Psalm 10:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/10-9.htm">Psalm 10:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/10-9.htm">Psalm 10:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/10-9.htm">Psalm 10:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/10-9.htm">Psalm 10:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/10-9.htm">Psalm 10:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/10-9.htm">Psalm 10:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/10-9.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 10:9 He lurks in secret as a lion (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/10-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 10:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 10:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/10-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 10:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 10:10" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>