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His mouth is filled with cursing,
with deceits and oppression;
under his tongue are trouble and evil.
He sits in ambush in villages;
in the hiding places he kills the innocent.
His eyes lurk[a] for the helpless.
He lies in ambush secretly,[b] like a lion in a thicket.
He lies in ambush to seize the poor;
he seizes the poor by catching him in his net.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 10:8 Literally “lie hid”
  2. Psalm 10:9 Literally “in the secret places”

His mouth is full(A) of lies and threats;(B)
    trouble and evil are under his tongue.(C)
He lies in wait(D) near the villages;
    from ambush he murders the innocent.(E)
His eyes watch in secret for his victims;
    like a lion in cover he lies in wait.
He lies in wait to catch the helpless;(F)
    he catches the helpless and drags them off in his net.(G)

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