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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.
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 10:8
18th Century
Theologian
He sitteth in the lurking-places of the villages - As robbers do, who hide themselves in the vicinity of villages, so that they can…
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 10:8
19th Century
Bishop
In lurking places... — that is, in ambush.
Villages. — Properly, enclosed spaces, but then, like our “town…
John Calvin
On Psalms 10:8
16th Century
Theologian
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…
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John Gill
On Psalms 10:8
17th Century
Pastor
He sits in the lurking places of the villages
Which were by the wayside, where thieves and robbers harboured, and ou…
Matthew Henry
On Psalms 10:1–11
17th Century
Minister
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…