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John Trapp on Psalms 10:9

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Psalms10:9

Verſ. 9. He lieth in wait ſecretly as a Lion in his den] See Job 38.40. with the Note.

When hee draweth him into his Net] that is, into his bonds, debts, morgages, ſaith Chryſoſtome. When a poor man is once gotten into theſe Nets, wicked Oppreſſors do not only rob but raviſh them; coyning their mony upon poor mens skins, and wringing the ſponges of poor people into their own purſes. David compareth them to Canibals, Sir Richard Berkley his Sum. Bon. 1[illegible: 1 letter]3 Pſal. 14.4. to greedy Lions here; another ſaith they are like the fiſh Polypus that lying in wait for other fiſhes upon the Rock, aſſimulateth to the Rock and taketh them in his Net, which hee hath naturally behind his head, and can, ſpread at his pleaſure, before they find themſelves in danger.

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