Bible verse
He lies in wait near the villages; in ambush he slays the innocent; his eyes watch in stealth for the helpless.
Psalm 10:8 · BSB
The verses around it, from Psalm 10.
4 In his pride the wicked man does not seek Him; in all his schemes there is no God.
5 He is secure in his ways at all times; Your lofty judgments are far from him; he sneers at all his foes.
6 He says to himself, “I will not be moved; from age to age I am free of distress.”
7 His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and violence; trouble and malice are under his tongue.
8 He lies in wait near the villages; in ambush he slays the innocent; his eyes watch in stealth for the helpless.
9 He lies in wait like a lion in a thicket; he lurks to seize the oppressed; he catches the lowly in his net.
10 They are crushed and beaten down; the hapless fall prey to his strength.
11 He says to himself, “God has forgotten; He hides His face and never sees.”
12 Arise, O LORD! Lift up Your hand, O God! Do not forget the helpless.
KJV
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.
ASV
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 helpless.
ERV
He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages: in the covert places doth he murder the innocent: his eyes are privily set against the helpless.
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