He sits in the (A)lurking places of the villages;
In the hiding places he (B)kills the innocent;
His eyes [a]stealthily watch for the [b](C)unfortunate.

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  1. Psalm 10:8 Lit lie in wait
  2. Psalm 10:8 Or poor

Hide me from the (A)secret counsel of evildoers,
From the tumult of (B)those who do iniquity,
Who (C)have sharpened their tongue like a sword.
They (D)aimed bitter speech as their arrow,
To (E)shoot [a]from concealment at the blameless;
Suddenly they shoot at him, and (F)do not fear.
They [b]hold fast to themselves an evil purpose;
They [c]talk of (G)laying snares secretly;
They say, “(H)Who can see them?”

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  1. Psalm 64:4 Lit in
  2. Psalm 64:5 Lit make firm
  3. Psalm 64:5 Lit tell of