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Psalm 10:8

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8Sinful people hide and wait near the villages.

From their hiding places they murder those who aren’t guilty of doing anything wrong.

They watch in secret for those they want to attack.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

He sits in ambush in the villages;

in hiding places he murders the innocent.

His eyes stealthily watch for the helpless;

NIVNew International Version (2011)

He lies in wait near the villages;

from ambush he murders the innocent.

His eyes watch in secret for his victims;

CSBChristian Standard Bible

He waits in ambush near settlements;

he kills the innocent in secret places.

His eyes are on the lookout for the helpless;

NLTNew Living Translation

They lurk in ambush in the villages,

waiting to murder innocent people.

They are always searching for helpless victims.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

He sits in ambush in villages;

in the hiding places he kills the innocent.

His eyes lurk for the helpless.

KJV 1900King 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.