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Psalm 10:9 KJV
Psalms · chapter 10 · verse 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.Psalm 10:9 · King James Version
Psalm 10:9 in context
7His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity.
8He 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.
9He 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.
10He croucheth, and humbleth himself, that the poor may fall by his strong ones.
11He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never see it.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- secretlymiçtârproperly, a concealerH4565 →
- drawethmâshakto draw, used in a great variety of applicationsH4900 →
- catchchâṭaphto clutchH2414 →
- waitʼârabto lurkH693 →
- lionʼărîya lionH738 →
- poorʻânîydepressed, in mind or circumstancesH6041 →
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David, in these verses, discovers, I. A very great affection to God and his favour; for, in the time of trouble, that which he complains of most feelingly is God's withdrawing his gracious presence (Psa 10:1): "Why standest thou afar off, as one unconcerned in the indignities done to thy name and the injuries done to…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-11