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Psalms 10:8 — King James Version← Study notes

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 10:8Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 10:89 words
HebrewMeaning
יֵשֵׁ֤בyēšēb
he sitsverbH3427
continue · (cause to · make to) dwell · ease self ···
בְּ/מַאְרַ֬בbəmaʾərab
in an ambush ofpronH3993
ambushment · lurking place · lying in wait
חֲצֵרִ֗יםḥăṣēriym
villagesnounH2691
tower · village
בַּֽ֭/מִּסְתָּרִיםbamisətāriym
in hiding placespronH4565
place)
יַהֲרֹ֣גyahărōg
he killsverbH2026
out of hand · kill · murder · put to ···
נָקִ֑יnāqiy
the innocentadjH5355
clean · clear · exempted · free ···
עֵ֝ינָ֗י/וʿēynāyw
eyes hisnounH5869
outward appearance · before · think best · colour ···
לְֽ/חֵלְכָ֥הləḥēləkāh
for an unfortunate personpronH2489
יִצְפֹּֽנוּyiṣəpōnw
they lie hiddenverbH6845
hide(-den one · self) · lay up · lurk privily ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 10:8

“Why, O Lord,” says he, “have You withdrawn afar off?” Psalm 9:1. Then he who thus inquired, as if all on a sudden he understood, or as if he asked, though he knew, that he might teach, adds, “You despise in due seasons, in tribulations:” that is, You despise seasonably, and causest tribulations to inflame men's minds with longing for Your coming. For that fountain of life is sweeter to them that have much thirst. Therefore he hints the reason of the delay, saying, “Whilst…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 10 (excerpt)
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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