Psalm 10:9

Contemporary English Version 1995

They are hungry lions hiding in the bushes, hoping to catch some helpless passerby. They trap the poor in nets and drag them away.

Cross References

Psalm 17:12

They are like hungry lions hunting for food, or like young lions hiding in ambush.

Psalm 59:3

Merciless enemies, Lord, are hiding and plotting, hoping to kill me. I have not hurt them in any way at all.

Micah 7:2

No one is loyal to God; no one does right. Everyone is brutal and eager to deceive everyone else.

Psalm 35:10

Every bone in my body will shout: “No one is like the Lord!” You protect the helpless from those in power; you save the poor and needy from those who hurt them.

John 10:12

Hired workers are not like the shepherd. They don't own the sheep, and when they see a wolf coming, they run off and leave the sheep. Then the wolf attacks and scatters the flock.

Zechariah 11:3

Listen! Shepherds are crying. Their glorious pastures have been ruined. Listen! Lions are roaring. The forests of the Jordan Valley are no more to be found.

Habakkuk 3:14

His troops had come like a storm, hoping to scatter us and glad to gobble us up. To them we were refugees in hiding— but you smashed their heads with their own weapons.

Amos 3:4

Does a lion roar in the forest unless it has caught a victim? Does it growl in its den unless it is eating?

Ezekiel 22:29

The people themselves cheat and rob; they abuse the poor and take advantage of foreigners.

Lamentations 3:10

God was like a bear or a lion waiting in ambush for me;

Isaiah 32:7

Cruel people tell lies— they do evil things, and make cruel plans to destroy the poor and needy, even when they beg for justice.

Isaiah 3:15

The Lord All-Powerful says, “You have crushed my people and rubbed in the dirt the faces of the poor.”

Proverbs 28:15

A ruler who mistreats the poor is like a roaring lion or a bear hunting for food.

Proverbs 22:16

Cheat the poor to make profit or give gifts to the rich— either way you lose.

Proverbs 14:31

If you mistreat the poor, you insult your Creator; if you are kind to them, you show him respect.

Psalm 140:5

Those proud people have hidden traps and nets to catch me as I walk.

Psalm 12:5

But you, Lord, tell them, “I will do something! The poor are mistreated and helpless people moan. I'll rescue all who suffer.”

Acts 23:21

But please don't do what they say. More than 40 men are going to attack Paul. They have made a vow not to eat or drink anything until they have killed him. Even now they are waiting to hear what you decide.”

Habakkuk 1:15

Then an enemy comes along and takes them captive with hooks and nets. It makes him so happy

Jeremiah 5:26

A hunter traps birds and puts them in a cage, but some of you trap humans and make them your slaves.

Psalm 37:14

The wicked kill with swords and shoot arrows to murder the poor and the needy and all who do right.

Psalm 109:31

You help everyone in need, and you save them from death.

Job 38:40

Do you send an animal into their den?