Parallel Verses
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.
Holman Bible
he kills the innocent in secret places.
His eyes are on the lookout for the helpless;
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
His mouth is full of curses, deception, and oppression. Trouble and wrongdoing are on the tip of his tongue.
8
In the hiding places he
His eyes
Names
Cross References
Habakkuk 3:14
You pierced the head of his warriors. They came as a whirlwind to scatter me. They secretly devour the oppressed.
1 Samuel 22:18
The king said to Doeg: You turn around and attack the priests. Doeg the Edomite turned around and attacked the priests. That day he killed eighty-five men who wore the linen ephod.
1 Samuel 23:23
Find out exactly the places where he hides. Be sure to bring back a report to me right away. Then I will go with you. If he is still in the region, I will hunt him down, even if I have to search the whole land of Judah.
2 Kings 21:16
Even more, Manasseh killed many innocent men. He filled Jerusalem from one end to the other with blood. He also caused Judah to sin and do evil in the eyes of Jehovah.
Psalm 17:11
They have surrounded me. They have focused their attention on throwing me to the ground.
Psalm 94:6
They kill widows and foreigners, and they murder orphans.
Proverbs 1:11-12
If they say: Come with us. Let us lie in wait to kill someone. Let us ambush the innocent without cause.
Proverbs 6:12-13
An ungodly person, a wicked man, walks with a perverse mouth.
Jeremiah 22:17
Your eyes and your heart are intent only upon your own dishonest gain. You are shedding innocent blood and on practicing oppression and extortion.
Luke 8:1
Jesus and the twelve apostles traveled through cities and villages preaching the good news of the kingdom of God.
Luke 10:1
The Lord appointed seventy disciples and sent them in groups of two into every city and place where he was about to go.