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Psalms 10

1Whyלָמָ֣הla.MahH4100standest thouafarH7350off,OJehovah?WhyH4100hidest thou thyselfintimesH6256oftroubleבַּצָּרָֽה׃ba.tza.RahH6869?

2Intheprideבְּגַאֲוַ֣תbe.ga.'a.VatH1346ofthewickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563thepoorH6041ishotlyיִדְלַ֣קyid.LakH1814pursued; Letthembetakeninthedevicesthattheyhaveconceived.

3Forthewickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563boastethofhisheart’sdesireתַּאֲוַ֣תta.'a.VatH8378,Andthecovetous renounceth,yea, contemnethJehovah.

4Thewickedרָשָׁ֗עra.Sha'H7563,intheprideofhiscountenance, saith,HewillnotrequireH1875it.Allhisthoughtsare,ThereisnoGodאֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430.

5Hiswaysדְרָכָ֨יוda.re.kvH1870arefirmatalltimesעֵ֗ת'EtH6256; Thyjudgmentsמִ֭שְׁפָּטֶיךָMish.pa.tei.khaH4941arefaraboveoutofhissight:Asforallhisadversaries,hepuffethatthem.

6Hesaithinhisheartבְּ֭לִבּוֹbe.li.boH3820,Ishallnotbemoved;ToallgenerationsH1755Ishallnotbeinadversity.

7Hismouthפִּ֣יהוּPi.huH6310isfullמָ֭לֵאMa.le'H4390ofcursinganddeceitוּמִרְמ֣וֹתu.mir.MotH4820andoppressionוָתֹ֑ךְva.TokhH8496:Underhistongueלְ֝שׁוֹנ֗וֹle.sho.NoH3956ismischiefעָמָ֥ל'a.MalH5999andiniquity.

8Hesittethinthelurking-placesofthevillages;InthesecretH4565placesH4565dothhemurdertheinnocentנָקִ֑יna.KiH5355;Hiseyesעֵ֝ינָ֗יו'ei.NavH5869areprivilysetagainstthehelpless.

9HelurkethinsecretH4565asalionכְּאַרְיֵ֬הke.'ar.YehH738inhiscovert;HeliethinwaitH693tocatchthepoorH6041:HedothcatchthepoorH6041, whenhedrawethhiminhisnetבְרִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃ve.rish.ToH7568.

10He croucheth, he bowethdownH5307,Andthehelplessfallוְנָפַ֥לve.na.FalH5307byhisstrongonesבַּ֝עֲצוּמָ֗יוba.'a.tzu.MavH6099.

11Hesaithinhisheartבְּ֭לִבּוֹbe.li.boH3820:Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410hathforgottenשָׁ֣כַֽחSha.khachH7911;Hehidethhisfaceפָּ֝נָ֗יוpa.NavH6440,hewillneverseeרָאָ֥הra.'AhH7200it.

12Ariseקוּמָ֤הku.MahH6965,OJehovah;OGodאֵ֭ל'elH410,liftנְשָׂ֣אne.Sa'H5375upthyhandיָדֶ֑ךָya.De.khaH3027:Forgetתִּשְׁכַּ֥חtish.KachH7911notthepoorH6041.

13Wherefore doththewickedרָשָׁ֥ע׀ra.Sha'H7563contemnGodאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430,AndsayH559inhisheartבְּ֝לִבּ֗וֹbe.li.BoH3820, Thou wiltnotrequireH1875it?

14Thou hastseenH7200it;forthou beholdestmischiefעָ֘מָ֤ל'a.MalH5999andspite,torequiteitwiththyhandבְּיָ֫דֶ֥ךָbe.Ya.De.khaH3027:Thehelpless committethhimselfunto thee; Thou hastbeenH1961thehelperעוֹזֵֽר׃o.ZerH5826ofthefatherlessיָ֝ת֗וֹםya.TomH3490.

15Breakשְׁ֭בֹרShe.vorH7665thouthearmזְר֣וֹעַze.Ro.a'H2220ofthewickedרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563;Andasfortheevilוָ֝רָ֗עva.Ra'H7451man,seekתִּֽדְרוֹשׁ־tid.ro.osh-H1875outhiswickednessרִשְׁע֥וֹrish.'OH7562till thoufindתִּמְצָֽא׃tim.Tza'H4672none.

16JehovahisKingמֶ֭לֶךְMe.lekhH4428foreverוָעֶ֑דva.'EdH5703andeverH5703:Thenationsג֝וֹיִ֗םgo.YimH1471areperishedאָבְד֥וּ'a.ve.DuH6outofhislandמֵֽאַרְצֽוֹ׃me.'ar.tzoH776.

17Jehovah, thou hastheardH8085thedesireתַּאֲוַ֬תta.'a.VatH8378ofthemeek: Thou wiltprepareH3559theirheartלִ֝בָּ֗םli.BamH3820, thou wilt cause thineearאָזְנֶֽךָ׃'a.ze.Ne.khaH241tohearH8085;

18TojudgeH8199thefatherlessיָת֗וֹםya.TomH3490andtheoppressed,Thatmanwhoisoftheearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776maybeterriblenomoreH4480.

Commentaries on Psalms 10

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