Verse of the Day
Author Spotlight
Loading featured author...
Report Issue
See a formatting issue or error?
Let us know →
He lies in wait near the villages. From ambushes, he murders the innocent. His eyes are secretly set against the helpless.
Verse Takeaways
1
Evil's Calculated Ambush
Commentators unanimously highlight the verse's imagery of a predator. The wicked person is compared to a robber, a highwayman, or a lion in its den. They don't act impulsively but strategically lurk in secret, watch for the perfect moment, and then violently attack the unsuspecting. This illustrates that evil is often calculated, patient, and deceptive.
See 3 Verse Takeaways
Book Overview
Psalms
Author
Audience
Composition
Teaching Highlights
Outline
+ 5 more
See Overview
6
18th Century
Presbyterian
He sitteth in the lurking-places of the villages - As robbers do, who hide themselves in the vicinity of villages, so that they can…
19th Century
Anglican
In lurking places... — that is, in ambush.
Villages. — Properly, enclosed spaces, but then, like our “town…
16th Century
Protestant
He will sit in the ensnaring places of the villages. I have purposely avoided changing the verbs of the future tense into another tense, b…
Go ad-free and create your own bookmark library
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
He sits in the lurking places of the villages Which were by the wayside, where thieves and robbers harboured, and ou…
God's withdrawals are very grievous to His people, especially in times of trouble. We stand far off from God by our unbelief, and then complain tha…
13th Century
Catholic
1. Here, he describes the progress of the wicked.
First, he describes the cause of their wickedness. Second, he describes their wicked…
Get curated content & updates
