Psa 10:9 | NET2full | STEP | He lies in ambush in a hidden place , like a lion in a thicket . He lies in ambush , waiting to catch the oppressed ; he catches the oppressed by pulling in his net .

Psalms 10:9

9 He lies in ambush in a hidden place, like a lion in a thicket. ^{▼▼tn Or “in its den.”}
He lies in ambush, waiting to catch ^{▼▼tn The verb, which also appears in the next line, occurs only here and in Judg 21:21.} the oppressed;
he catches the oppressed ^{▼▼tn The singular form is collective (see v. 10) or refers to the typical or representative oppressed individual.} by pulling in his net. ^{▼▼tn Or “when he [i.e., the wicked man] pulls in his net.”} ^{▼▼sn The background of the imagery is hunting, where the hunter uses a net to entrap an unsuspecting bird or wild animal.}