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The Book of Psalms, Chapter 10, Verse 9

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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.
King James Version
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.
American Standard Version
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.
New English Translation
He lies in ambush in a hidden place, like a lion in a thicket; he lies in ambush, waiting to catch the oppressed; he catches the oppressed by pulling in his net.
World English Bible
He lurks in secret as a lion in his ambush. He lies in wait to catch the helpless. He catches the helpless, when he draws him in his net.
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He croucheth, [and] humbleth himself, that the poor may fall by his strong ones.
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He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never see [it].
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Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up thine hand: forget not the humble.
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Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God? he hath said in his heart, Thou wilt not require [it].
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Thou hast seen [it]; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite [it] with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless.
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Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil [man]: seek out his wickedness [till] thou find none.
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The LORD [is] King for ever and ever: the heathen are perished out of his land.
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LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:
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To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more oppress.
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To the chief Musician, [A Psalm] of David. In the LORD put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee [as] a bird to your mountain?