Psalm 10:8 “He lies in wait near the villages; in ambush he slays the innocent; hi…”

Psalm 10:8

He lies in wait near the villages; in ambush he slays the innocent; his eyes watch in stealth for the helpless.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

He lies in wait near the villages. From ambushes, he murders the innocent. His eyes are secretly set against the helpless.

American Standard Version

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

He lieth in waite in the villages: in the secret places doeth hee murder the innocent: his eyes are bent against the poore.

Darby Translation

He sitteth in the lurking-places of the villages; in the secret places doth he slay the innocent: his eyes watch for the wretched.

Young's Literal Translation

He doth sit in an ambush of the villages, In secret places he doth slay the innocent. His eyes for the afflicted watch secretly,

Bible in Basic English

He is waiting in the dark places of the towns: in the secret places he puts to death those who have done no wrong: his eyes are secretly turned against the poor.

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Cross references

“sitteth”

Habakkuk 3:14 1 Samuel 22:18 1 Samuel 23:23 2 Kings 21:16 Luke 8:1 Luke 10:1

Habakkuk 3:14 · BSB

With his own spear You pierced his head, when his warriors stormed out to scatter us, gloating as though ready to secretly devour the weak.

1 Samuel 22:18 · BSB

So the king ordered Doeg, “You turn and strike down the priests!” And Doeg the Edomite turned and struck down the priests himself. On that day he killed eighty-five men who wore the linen ephod.

1 Samuel 23:23 · BSB

Observe and find out all the places where he hides. Then come back to me with certainty, and I will go with you. If he is in the land, I will search him out among all the clans of Judah.”

2 Kings 21:16 · BSB

Moreover, Manasseh shed so much innocent blood that he filled Jerusalem from end to end, in addition to the sin that he had caused Judah to commit, doing evil in the sight of the LORD.

Luke 8:1 · BSB

Soon afterward, Jesus traveled from one town and village to another, preaching and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God. The Twelve were with Him,

Luke 10:1 · BSB

After this, the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of Him to every town and place He was about to visit.

“his eyes”

Jeremiah 22:17 Psalm 17:11 Proverbs 6:12 Proverbs 6:13

Jeremiah 22:17 · BSB

“But your eyes and heart are set on nothing except your own dishonest gain, on shedding innocent blood, on practicing extortion and oppression.”

Psalm 17:11 · BSB

They have tracked us down, and now surround us; their eyes are set to cast us to the ground,

Proverbs 6:12 · BSB

A worthless person, a wicked man, walks with a perverse mouth,

Proverbs 6:13 · BSB

winking his eyes, speaking with his feet, and pointing with his fingers.

Also

Psalm 94:6

Psalm 94:6 · BSB

They kill the widow and the foreigner; they murder the fatherless.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

7His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and violence; trouble and malice are under his tongue.

9He lies in wait like a lion in a thicket; he lurks to seize the oppressed; he catches the lowly in his net.

Read Psalm 10