Psalms 10:8 — Bible Verse (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.”

Psalms 10:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Psalms 10:8 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Psalms 10:8 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Psalms 10:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

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

Psalms 10:8 — World English Bible

Psalms 10:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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.”

Psalms 10:8 — American Standard Version

Psalms 10:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

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

Psalms 10:8 — Young's Literal Translation

Psalms 10:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

Psalms 10:8 — Darby Translation

Psalms 10:8 GEN — 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.”

Psalms 10:8 — Geneva Bible

Psalms 10:8 in Context — Psalms 10

6 He hath said in his heart, I shall not be moved: for I shall never be in adversity.

7 His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity.

8 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.

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.

10 He croucheth, and humbleth himself, that the poor may fall by his strong ones.

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What Does Psalms 10:8 Mean?

Psalms 10:8 is a verse from the Book of Psalms, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Psalms chapter 10. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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