He saith in his heart, I shall [a]never be moved, [b]nor be in danger.

His mouth is full of cursing, and deceit, and fraud; under his tongue is mischief and iniquity.

[c]He lieth in wait in the villages; in the secret places doth he murder the innocent; his eyes are bent against the poor.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 10:6 Or, not be moved, because he was never in evil.
  2. Psalm 10:6 The evil shall not touch me, Isa. 28:15, or else he speaketh thus because he never felt evil.
  3. Psalm 10:8 He showeth that the wicked have many means to hide their cruelty, and therefore ought more to be feared.

He says to himself, “Nothing will ever shake me.”
    He swears, “No one will ever do me harm.”(A)

His mouth is full(B) of lies and threats;(C)
    trouble and evil are under his tongue.(D)
He lies in wait(E) near the villages;
    from ambush he murders the innocent.(F)
His eyes watch in secret for his victims;

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