Psalms 10:9
Psalms 10:9 The Message (MSG)
They mark the luckless, then wait like a hunter in a blind; When the poor wretch wanders too close, they stab him in the back.
Psalms 10:9 King James Version (KJV)
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.
Psalms 10:9 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
He lurks in a hiding place as a lion in his lair; He lurks to catch the afflicted; He catches the afflicted when he draws him into his net.
Psalms 10:9 New Century Version (NCV)
They wait in hiding like a lion. They wait to catch poor people; they catch the poor in nets.
Psalms 10:9 American Standard Version (ASV)
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.
Psalms 10:9 New King James Version (NKJV)
He lies in wait secretly, as a lion in his den; He lies in wait to catch the poor; He catches the poor when he draws him into his net.
Psalms 10:9 Amplified Bible (AMP)
He lurks in a hiding place like a lion in his lair; He lies in wait to catch the afflicted; He catches the afflicted when he draws him into his net.
Psalms 10:9 New Living Translation (NLT)
Like lions crouched in hiding, they wait to pounce on the helpless. Like hunters they capture the helpless and drag them away in nets.
Psalms 10:8-9 The Passion Translation (TPT)
Like beasts lurking in the shadows of the city, they crouch silently in ambush, waiting for the innocent to pass by. Pouncing on the poor, they catch them in their snare to murder their prey in secret as they plunder their helpless victims.