Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
he kills the innocent in secret places.
His eyes are on the lookout for the helpless;
New American Standard Bible
In the hiding places he
His eyes
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.
International Standard Version
They wait in ambush in the villages, they kill the innocent in secret.
A Conservative Version
He sits in the lurking-places of the villages. In the covert places he murders the innocent man. His eyes are secretly set against the poor man.
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.
Amplified
He lurks in ambush in the villages;
In hiding places he kills the innocent;
He lies in wait for the unfortunate [the unhappy, the poor, the helpless].
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.
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.
Julia Smith Translation
Sitting in ambush of the enclosures: in hiding-places he will slay the innocent: his eyes will be hid to the afflicted.
King James 2000
He sits in the lurking places of the villages: in the secret places does he murder the innocent: his eyes are secretly set against the poor.
Lexham Expanded Bible
He sits in ambush in villages; in the hiding places he kills [the] innocent. His eyes {lurk} for [the] helpless.
Modern King James verseion
He sits in the hiding-places of the villages; in the secret places he murders the innocent. His eyes are secretly set against the poor.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
He sitteth lurking in the thievish corners of the streets, and privily in his lurking dens doth he murder the innocent; his eyes are set against the poor.
NET Bible
He waits in ambush near the villages; in hidden places he kills the innocent. His eyes look for some unfortunate victim.
New Heart English Bible
He lies in wait near the villages. From ambushes, he murders the innocent. His eyes are secretly set against the helpless.
The Emphasized Bible
He abideth in the lurking-place of villages, In the hiding-places, he murdereth the innocent, - His eyes, for the unfortunate, are on the watch:
Webster
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.
Youngs 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,
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 10:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Prayer For God To Throw Down The Wicked
7
trouble and malice are under his tongue.
he kills the innocent in secret places.
His eyes are on the lookout for the helpless;
He lurks in order to seize the afflicted;
he seizes the afflicted and drags him in his net.
Names
Cross References
Habakkuk 3:14
with his own spears;
his warriors storm out to scatter us,
gloating as if ready to secretly devour the weak.
1 Samuel 22:18
So the king said to Doeg, “Go and execute the priests!” So Doeg the Edomite went and executed the priests himself. On that day, he killed 85 men
1 Samuel 23:23
Look and find out all the places where he hides. Then come back to me with accurate information, and I’ll go with you. If it turns out he really is in the region, I’ll search for him among all the clans
2 Kings 21:16
Manasseh also shed so much innocent blood that he filled Jerusalem with it from one end to another.
Psalm 17:11
They are determined
to throw me to the ground.
Psalm 94:6
and murder the fatherless.
Proverbs 1:11-12
Let’s set an ambush
Let’s attack some innocent person
Proverbs 6:12-13
goes around speaking dishonestly,
Jeremiah 22:17
except your own dishonest profit,
shedding innocent blood
and committing extortion and oppression.
Luke 8:1
Soon afterward He was traveling from one town and village to another,
Luke 10:1
After this, the Lord appointed 70