American Standard Version
Psalms 10:3
3For the wicked boasteth of his heart’s desire,And the covetous renounceth, yea, contemneth Jehovah.
Psalms 10:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For the wicked boasteth of his heart’s desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the Lord abhorreth.
- New International Version (NIV)He boasts about the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the Lord.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For the wicked boasts of the desires of his soul, and the one greedy for gain curses and renounces the Lord.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For the wicked boasts of his heart’s desire; He blesses the greedy and renounces the Lord.
Context of Psalms 10:3
1Why standest thou afar off, O Jehovah? Why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble? 2In the pride of the wicked the poor is hotly pursued; Let them be taken in the devices that they have conceived. For the wicked boasteth of his heart’s desire, And the covetous renounceth, yea, contemneth Jehovah. 4The wicked, in the pride of his countenance, saith, He will not requireit. All his thoughts are, There is no God. 5His ways are firm at all times; Thy judgments are far above out of his sight: As for all his adversaries, he puffeth at them.
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כִּֽי־הִלֵּ֣ל רָ֭שָׁע עַל־תַּאֲוַ֣ת נַפְשׁ֑וֹ וּבֹצֵ֥עַ בֵּ֝רֵ֗ךְ נִ֘אֵ֥ץ׀ יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 10:3
- Psalms 35:21Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me; They said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it.
- Psalms 49:6They that trust in their wealth, And boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;
- Psalms 52:1Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? The lovingkindness of God endureth continually.
- Psalms 73:8They scoff, and in wickedness utter oppression: They speak loftily.
- Psalms 94:4They prate, they speak arrogantly: All the workers of iniquity boast themselves.
- Exodus 15:9The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; My desire shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.
- Isaiah 10:7Howbeit he meaneth not so, neither doth his heart think so; but it is in his heart to destroy, and to cut off nations not a few.
- Isaiah 37:23Whom hast thou defied and blasphemed? and against whom hast thou exalted thy voice and lifted up thine eyes on high? even against the Holy One of Israel.
- James 4:13Come now, ye that say, To-day or to-morrow we will go into this city, and spend a year there, and trade, and get gain:
- Psalms 49:11Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, Andtheir dwelling-places to all generations; They call their lands after their own names.
- Deuteronomy 29:19and it come to pass, when he heareth the words of this curse, that he bless himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, though I walk in the stubbornness of my heart, to destroy the moist with the dry.
- 1 Samuel 23:21And Saul said, Blessed be ye of Jehovah; for ye have had compassion on me.
- Job 31:24If I have made gold my hope, And have said to the fine gold, Thou artmy confidence;
- Proverbs 23:4Weary not thyself to be rich; Cease from thine own wisdom.
- Hosea 12:7He isa trafficker, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress.
- Zechariah 11:5whose possessors slay them, and hold themselves not guilty; and they that sell them say, Blessed be Jehovah, for I am rich; and their own shepherds pity them not.
Commentaries on Psalms 10:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Boasteth of his heart's desire - Boasts among his fellows how often he has gratified such and such passions, in such and such circumstances. This shows the excess of a depraved and imbruted spirit. He who can boast of his iniquity, is in the broad road to perdition. Should such a one repent and turn to God, it would be equal to any miracle. Blesseth the covetous, whom the Lord abhorreth - Or, he blesseth the covetous, he abhorreth the Lord. Those who are…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3For the wicked boasteth of his heart‘s desire - Margin, as in Hebrew, soul‘s. The main idea in this verse seems to be that he is a boaster - a man who makes some proclamation about himself as being superior to others, and who, in that proportion, looks with disdain or contempt on others. He vaunts himself, or makes an ostentatious display of something on which he prides himself, as wealth, strength, beauty, talent, prowess, etc. The particular thing here…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3Unlike those who have evil desires, the godly wait for justice (Psalm 10:17).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. heart's--or, "soul's." desire--that is, his success in evil. and blesseth, &c.--he (the wicked) blesseth the covetous, he despiseth the Lord.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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