Bible verse
He lies in wait like a lion in a thicket; he lurks to seize the oppressed; he catches the lowly in his net.
Psalm 10:9 · BSB
The verses around it, from Psalm 10.
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.
13 Why has the wicked man renounced God? He says to himself, “You will never call me to account.”
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.
ASV
He lurketh in secret as a lion in his covert; He lieth in wait to catch the poor: He doth catch the poor, when he draweth him in his net.
ERV
He lurketh in the covert as a lion in his den: he lieth in wait to catch the poor: he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him in his net.
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