Psalms

Psalm 10:9–10

9He lies in wait like a lion in a thicket;

he lurks to seize the oppressed;

he catches the lowly in his net.

10They are crushed and beaten down;b

the helpless fall prey to his strength.

Footnotes

  • b 10:10 Or He crouches and lies low

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Psalm 10:9

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
He lies in waitיֶאֱרֹ֬בye·’ĕ·rōḇVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH693 lie in wait
like a lionכְּאַרְיֵ֬הkə·’ar·yêhPreposition-k; Noun - masculine singularH738 lion
in a thicketבְסֻכֹּ֗הḇə·suk·kōhPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH5520 thicket, covert, lair
he lurksיֶ֭אֱרֹבye·’ĕ·rōḇVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH693 lie in wait
to seizeלַחֲט֣וֹףla·ḥă·ṭō·wp̄Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH2414 catch, seize
the oppressedעָנִ֑י‘ā·nîAdjective - masculine singularH6041 poor, afflicted, humble, meek
he catchesיַחְטֹ֥ףyaḥ·ṭōp̄Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH2414 catch, seize
the lowlyעָ֝נִ֗י‘ā·nîAdjective - masculine singularH6041 poor, afflicted, humble, meek
in his netבְּמָשְׁכ֥וֹbə·mā·šə·ḵōwPreposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singularH4900 draw, drag

Psalm 10:10

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
They are crushedוְדָכָהwə·ḏå̄·ḵå̄hVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH1794 id.
and beaten downיָשֹׁ֑חַyā·šō·aḥVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH7817 bow, be bowed down, crouch
the helplessחֶלְכָּאִים׃ḥɛl·kå̄·ʾīmNoun - masculine singular constructH2489 wretch, unfortunate
fall preyוְנָפַ֥לwə·nā·p̄alConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH5307 fall, lie
to his strengthבַּ֝עֲצוּמָ֗יוba·‘ă·ṣū·māwPreposition-b; Adjective - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH6099 mighty, numerous

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 10:9 Psalm 17:12 · Psalm 59:3 · Micah 7:2 · Psalm 35:10

Psalm 10:10 1 Samuel 18:21–26 · 1 Samuel 23:21–22 · 2 Samuel 15:5 · 1 Samuel 2:36

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.