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Psalms 10:8

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Psalms 10:8

8He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages: in the secret places doth he murder the innocent: his eyes are privily set against the poor.

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Psalms 10:8

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

places

Locations, positions, rooms, occasions, offices, or passages, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

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villages

Small settlements or groups of houses, smaller than towns or cities.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828

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murder

The unlawful, intentional killing of a person; as a verb, to kill unlawfully.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

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innocent

Free from guilt in a matter; not blameworthy, harmful, or deserving punishment.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

eyes

The organs of sight; by extension, sight, attention, judgment, or presence, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

set

To place, fix, appoint, establish, or prescribe; also fixed or determined.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828

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against

Opposed to, contrary to, facing, toward, or in contact with; in some settings, exposed to or ready for a stated time.

Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

poor

Lacking material means; needy, afflicted, lowly, or humble, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

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  1. Habakkuk 3:14
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  2. 1 Samuel 22:18
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  3. Jeremiah 22:17
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  4. 1 Samuel 23:23
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  5. 2 Kings 21:16
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