Psalms 10:9
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Psalms 10:9 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Like a lion lurks in a secret lair they lurk intending to catch the defenceless; to seize them, to drag them away in their net.
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Er lauert im Versteck, wie ein Löwe in seinem Dickicht; er lauert, um den Elenden zu erhaschen; er erhascht den Elenden, indem er ihn in sein Netz zieht.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Acecha en oculto, como el león desde su cama: acecha para arrebatar al pobre: arrebata al pobre trayéndolo á su red.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Ele arma ciladas no esconderijo, como o leão em seu covil; arma ciladas para roubar ao miserável; rouba ao miserável, trazendo-o em sua rede.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Como um leão à espreita na toca, ele aguarda para pegar o oprimido. Ele o captura quando este cai em sua rede.
📖 Psalms 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.
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