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Read Full Chapter (Psalms 10) Psalms 10:9-10 KJV
"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."
Psalms Chapter 10, Verse 9-10
Psalms 10:9-10 in Context (Verses 6–13 KJV)
6
He hath said in his heart, I shall not be moved: for I shall never be in adversity.*
7
His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity.**
8
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.*
9
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.*
10
He croucheth, and humbleth himself, that the poor may fall by his strong ones.**
11
He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never see it.
12
Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up thine hand: forget not the humble.*
13
Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God? he hath said in his heart, Thou wilt not require it.