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He sitsיֵשֵׁבin the ambushבְּמַאְרַבof the villages;חֲצֵרִיםin the hiding placesבַּמִּסְתָּרִיםhe killsיַהֲרֹגthe innocent;נָקִיhis eyesעֵינָיוwatch stealthilyיִצְפֹּנוּfor the helpless.לְחֵלְכָה
Psalms 10:8
Study it in the app“He sits in the ambush of the villages; in the hiding places he kills the innocent; his eyes watch stealthily for the helpless.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 10:8, word by word
- He sitsיֵשֵׁבyeshev
sit
To sit; or sit on the throne to reign.
Where else “yeshev” appears- in the ambushמַאְרַבmarav
ambush
The place where the troops of an ambush hide.
Where else “marav” appears- of the villagesחֲצֵרִיםchatserim
village
A group of houses without a wall, in the countryside.
Where else “chatserim” appears- in the hiding placesמִּסְתָּרִיםmistarim
hiding place, covert
A hiding place: a hidden spot where someone hides or takes cover.
Where else “mistarim” appears- he killsיַהֲרֹגyaharog
kill
Kill, slay.
Where else “yaharog” appears- the innocentנָקִיnaki
innocent
Without guilt: blood of one who did no wrong.
Where else “naki” appears- his eyesעֵינָיenay
eye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “enay” appears- watch stealthilyיִצְפֹּנוּyitsponu
lie in wait
To lie in wait.
Where else “yitsponu” appears- for the helplessחֵלְכָהchelcha
helpless one
Helpless, unfortunate: a person without protection. A rare word found only in Psalm 10; its exact sense is not certain.
Where else “chelcha” appears
The context
7His mouth is full of cursing and of deceit and oppression; under his tongue are suffering and wickedness.
8 · This verse (above)
9He lies in wait in the hiding place like a lion in its lair; he lies in wait to seize the afflicted; he seizes the afflicted by dragging him into his net.