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Psalms 10:9 — Meaning and Application
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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. "
Psalms 10:9
Verse in Context
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His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity.
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.
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.
He croucheth, and humbleth himself, that the poor may fall by his strong ones.
He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never see
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Psalms 10:1
"Why standest thou afar off, O LORD? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?"
Psalms 10:2
"The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined."
Psalms 10:3
"For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the LORD abhorreth."
Psalms 10:4
"The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts."
Psalms 10:5
"His ways are always grievous; thy judgments are far above out of his sight: as for all his enemies, he puffeth"
Psalms 10:6
"He hath said in his heart, I shall not be moved: for I shall never be in adversity."
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