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Psalms 10:9
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.
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Gill's Exposition
He lieth in wait secretly as a lion,.... The first beast in Rev 13:2; is said to have a mouth like a lion, and the second beast in Psa 10:11; spake like a dragon; and both design one and the same,…
Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Barnes' Notes
He lieth in wait secretly - Margin, in the secret places. See the note at Psa 10:8. The object here is merely to illustrate the thought in the previous verse, by an allusion to a lion and a hunter. As…
David, in these verses, discovers,
I. A very great affection to God and his favour; for, in the time of trouble, that which he complains of most feelingly is God's withdrawing his gracious presence…
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