Text -- Psalms 10:9 (NET)

10:9 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.

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Psa 10:9

¹ tn Or “in its den.”

² tn The verb, which also appears in the next line, occurs only here and in Judg 21:21.

³ tn The singular form is collective (see v. 10) or refers to the typical or representative oppressed individual.

⁴ 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.