Psalms 10:13

Psalms 10:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God? he hath said in his heart, Thou wilt not require it.
• New International Version (NIV)Why does the wicked man revile God? Why does he say to himself, “He won’t call me to account”?
• English Standard Version (ESV)Why does the wicked renounce God and say in his heart, "You will not call to account"?
• New King James Version (NKJV)Why do the wicked renounce God? He has said in his heart, “You will not require an account.”

Context of Psalms 10:13

11He 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. Why has the wicked man renounced God? He says to himself, “You will never call me to account.” 14But You have regarded trouble and grief; You see to repay it by Your hand. The victim entrusts himself to You; You are the helper of the fatherless. 15Break the arm of the wicked and evildoer; call him to account for his wickedness until none is left to be found.

Psalms 10:13 word by word

עַל־מֶ֤ה׀ נִאֵ֖ץ רָשָׁ֥ע׀ אֱלֹהִ֑ים אָמַ֥ר בְּ֝לִבּ֗וֹ לֹ֣א תִּדְרֹֽשׁ׃Read the interlinear

• Whyעַל‛al · uponH5921
• Whyמָהmâh mah mâ ma meh · what?H4100
• has the wicked manרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563
• renouncedנָאַץnâ'ats · to spurnH5006
• Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• He saysאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• to himselfלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• You will neverלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• call me to accountדָּרַשׁdârash · to seekH1875

Cross-references for Psalms 10:13

• Psalms 74:10How long, O God, will the enemy taunt You? Will the foe revile Your name forever?
• Numbers 11:20but for a whole month—until it comes out of your nostrils and makes you nauseous—because you have rejected the LORD, who is among you, and have cried out before Him, saying, ‘Why did we ever leave Egypt?’”
• 2 Samuel 12:9Why then have you despised the command of the LORD by doing evil in His sight? You put Uriah the Hittite to the sword and took his wife as your own. You have slain him with the sword of the Ammonites.
• Luke 10:16Whoever listens to you listens to Me; whoever rejects you rejects Me; and whoever rejects Me rejects the One who sent Me.”
• 1 Thessalonians 4:8Anyone, then, who rejects this command does not reject man but God, the very One who gives you His Holy Spirit.
• Genesis 9:5And surely I will require the life of any man or beast by whose hand your lifeblood is shed. I will demand an accounting from anyone who takes the life of his fellow man:
• Genesis 42:22And Reuben responded, “Didn’t I tell you not to sin against the boy? But you would not listen. Now we must account for his blood!”
• 2 Chronicles 24:22Thus King Joash failed to remember the kindness that Zechariah’s father Jehoiada had extended to him. Instead, Joash killed Jehoiada’s son. As he lay dying, Zechariah said, “May the LORD see this and call you to account.”
• Luke 11:50As a result, this generation will be charged with the blood of all the prophets that has been shed since the foundation of the world,

Commentaries on Psalms 10:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Wherefore doth the tacked contemn God? - How is it that the Lord permits such persons to triumph in their iniquity? The longsuffering of God leadeth them to repentance.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God? - That is, despise him; or treat him with contempt and disregard. On what ground is this done? How is it to be accounted for? What is the proper explanation of so strange a fact? It is to be observed here: (a) that the psalmist assumes this to be a fact, that the wicked do thus contemn or despise God. Of this he had no doubt; of this there can be no doubt now. They act as if this were so; they often speak of Him as…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-18Verses 12-18 The psalmist speaks with astonishment, at the wickedness of the wicked, and at the patience and forbearance of God. God prepares the heart for prayer, by kindling holy desires, and strengthening our most holy faith, fixing the thoughts, and raising the affections, and then he graciously accepts the prayer. The preparation of the heart is from the Lord, and we must seek unto him for it. Let the poor, afflicted, persecuted, or tempted believer…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-15With confidence that the wicked will be held responsible for their deeds and that the Lord will care for the helpless, the psalmist prays intensely for rescue from evil.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 13-1413-14. It is in vain to suppose God will overlook sin, however forbearing; for He carefully examines or beholds all wickedness, and will mark it by His providential (Thine hand) punishment.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 10:13

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Blasphemy
• Infidelity

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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