Berean Standard Bible
Psalms 10:11
11He says to himself, “God has forgotten; He hides His face and never sees.”
Psalms 10:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never see it.
- New International Version (NIV)He says to himself, “God will never notice; he covers his face and never sees.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)He says in his heart, "God has forgotten, he has hidden his face, he will never see it."
- New King James Version (NKJV)He has said in his heart, “God has forgotten; He hides His face; He will never see.”
Context of Psalms 10:11
9He lies in wait like a lion in a thicket; he lurks to seize the oppressed; he catches the lowly in his net. 10They are crushed and beaten down; the helpless fall prey to his strength. He says to himself, “God has forgotten; He hides His face and never sees.” 12Arise, O LORD! Lift up Your hand, O God! Do not forget the helpless. 13Why has the wicked man renounced God? He says to himself, “You will never call me to account.”
Read all of Psalms 10Psalms 10:11 word by word
אָמַ֣ר בְּ֭לִבּוֹ שָׁ֣כַֽח אֵ֑ל הִסְתִּ֥יר פָּ֝נָ֗יו בַּל־רָאָ֥ה לָנֶֽצַח׃Read the interlinear
- He saysאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- to himselfלֵבlêb · heartH3820
- Godאֵל'êl · GodH410
- has forgottenשָׁכַחshâkach shâkêach · to forgetH7911
- He hidesסָתַרsâthar · to hideH5641
- His faceפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
- and neverבַּלbal · notH1077
- and neverנֵ֫צַחnetsach nêtsach · perpetuityH5331
- seesרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
Cross-references for Psalms 10:11
- Psalms 10:6He says to himself, “I will not be moved; from age to age I am free of distress.”
- Mark 2:6But some of the scribes were sitting there and thinking in their hearts,
- Luke 7:39When the Pharisee who had invited Jesus saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, He would know who this is and what kind of woman is touching Him—for she is a sinner!”
- Psalms 64:5They hold fast to their evil purpose; they speak of hiding their snares. “Who will see them?” they say.
- Psalms 73:11The wicked say, “How can God know? Does the Most High have knowledge?”
- Psalms 94:7They say, “The LORD does not see; the God of Jacob pays no heed.”
- Job 22:13Yet you say: ‘What does God know? Does He judge through thick darkness?
- Ecclesiastes 8:11When the sentence for a crime is not speedily executed, the hearts of men become fully set on doing evil.
- Ezekiel 8:12“Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the darkness, each at the shrine of his own idol? For they are saying, ‘The LORD does not see us; the LORD has forsaken the land.’”
- Ezekiel 9:9He replied, “The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceedingly great. The land is full of bloodshed, and the city is full of perversity. For they say, ‘The LORD has forsaken the land; the LORD does not see.’
Commentaries on Psalms 10:11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11God hath forgotten - He hath cast off this people, and he will never more re-establish them. So Sanballat thought.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten - That is, this is his practical, habitual feeling. He acts as if God had forgotten, or as if God takes no knowledge of what is occurring in the earth. Compare Psalm 10:6. He hideth his face - God has hidden his face; that is, he does not look on what is occurring. He will never see it - That is, he will never see what is done. It cannot be supposed that any man would deliberately say either that the memory of…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-11Wicked and oppressive people might succeed, causing harmful effects. Evil can be as dramatic as the psalmist portrays it here, or it could be more subtle.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. As before, such conduct implies disbelief or disregard of God's government.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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