Psalms 10:2

Psalms 10:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.
• New International Version (NIV)In his arrogance the wicked man hunts down the weak, who are caught in the schemes he devises.
• English Standard Version (ESV)In arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the poor; let them be caught in the schemes that they have devised.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The wicked in his pride persecutes the poor; Let them be caught in the plots which they have devised.

Context of Psalms 10:2

1Why, O LORD, do You stand far off? Why do You hide in times of trouble? In pride the wicked pursue the needy; let them be caught in the schemes they devise. 3For the wicked man boasts in the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD. 4In his pride the wicked man does not seek Him; in all his schemes there is no God.

Psalms 10:2 word by word

בְּגַאֲוַ֣ת רָ֭שָׁע יִדְלַ֣ק עָנִ֑י יִתָּפְשׂ֓וּ׀ בִּמְזִמּ֖וֹת ז֣וּ חָשָֽׁבוּ׃Read the interlinear

• In prideגַּאֲוָהga'ăvâh · prideH1346
• the wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563
• pursueדָּלַקdâlaq · to burn/pursueH1814
• the needyעָנִי‛ânîy · afflictedH6041
• let them be caughtתָּפַשׂtâphaώ · to captureH8610
• in the schemesמְזִמָּהmezimmâh · plotH4209
• in the schemesזוּzû · thisH2098
• they deviseחָשַׁבchâshab · to devise: deviseH2803

Cross-references for Psalms 10:2

• Psalms 31:18May lying lips be silenced— lips that speak with arrogance against the righteous, full of pride and contempt.
• Psalms 36:11Let not the foot of the proud come against me, nor the hand of the wicked drive me away.
• Psalms 59:12By the sins of their mouths and the words of their lips, let them be trapped in their pride, in the curses and lies they utter.
• Psalms 119:5Oh, that my ways were committed to keeping Your statutes!
• Psalms 140:5The proud hide a snare for me; the cords of their net are spread along the path, and lures are set out for me. Selah
• Exodus 9:17Still, you lord it over My people and do not allow them to go.
• Exodus 18:11Now I know that the LORD is greater than all other gods, for He did this when they treated Israel with arrogance.”
• Isaiah 10:12So when the Lord has completed all His work against Mount Zion and Jerusalem, He will say, “I will punish the king of Assyria for the fruit of his arrogant heart and the proud look in his eyes.
• Isaiah 14:13You said in your heart: “I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God. I will sit on the mount of assembly, in the far reaches of the north.
• Jeremiah 43:2Azariah son of Hoshaiah, Johanan son of Kareah, and all the arrogant men said to Jeremiah, “You are lying! The LORD our God has not sent you to say, ‘You must not go to Egypt to reside there.’
• Psalms 7:16His trouble recoils on himself, and his violence falls on his own head.
• Psalms 9:15The nations have fallen into a pit of their making; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.
• Proverbs 5:22The iniquities of a wicked man entrap him; the cords of his sin entangle him.

Commentaries on Psalms 10:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2The wicked in his pride - On no principle of nature or reason can we account for a wicked man persecuting a humble follower of God because of his religion. The devil hates godliness; and the wicked man hates it also because the devil is in his heart.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2The wicked in his pride - Margin: “In the pride of the wicked he doth.” The margin is a literal translation of the Hebrew; but the sense is the same. The meaning is, that the fact that the wicked persecuted the poor, in the case referred to, was to be traced to his pride, haughtiness, ambition; that is, in pursuing his own selfish and ambitious purposes, he became utterly regardless of the rights and comforts of others. He esteemed their interest and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2The wicked openly defy God with their actions and words (Psalm 17:10; 31:18; 59:12; 73:8; 123:4). Although the Lord will deal with them (Psalm 31:23), they trouble the righteous (see Psalm 5:4–6) before their condemnation and judgment.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. Literally, "In pride of the wicked they (the poor or humble, Psa 10:17; 12:5) shall be taken in the devices they (the proud) have imagined."Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 10:2

• Homicide
• Poor
• Prayer
• Pride
• Retaliation
• Sin

In the dictionaries

• Afar
• Contemn
• Acrostic
• Bible, the
• Eschatology of the Old Testament
• Imagine
• Outrage; Outrageous
• Papyrus
• Poor
• Psalms, Book of

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