Psalms 10:3

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, O LORD, do You stand far off? Why do You hide in times of trouble? 2In pride the wicked pursue the needy; let them be caught in the schemes they devise. For 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. 5He is secure in his ways at all times; Your lofty judgments are far from him; he sneers at all his foes.

Psalms 10:3 word by word

כִּֽי־הִלֵּ֣ל רָ֭שָׁע עַל־תַּאֲוַ֣ת נַפְשׁ֑וֹ וּבֹצֵ֥עַ בֵּ֝רֵ֗ךְ נִ֘אֵ֥ץ׀ יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

• Forכִּיkîy · forH3588
• the wicked manרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563
• boastsהָלַלhâlal · to boast: boastH1984
• inעַל‛al · uponH5921
• the cravingsתַּאֲוָהta'ăvâh · desireH8378
• of his heartנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315
• he blessesבָּרַךְbârak · to blessH1288
• the greedyבָּצַעbâtsa‛ · to cut off: to gainH1214
• and revilesנָאַץnâ'ats · to spurnH5006
• the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for Psalms 10:3

• Psalms 35:21They gape at me and say, “Aha, aha! Our eyes have seen!”
• Psalms 49:6They trust in their wealth and boast in their great riches.
• Psalms 52:1Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man? The loving devotion of God endures all day long.
• Psalms 73:8They mock and speak with malice; with arrogance they threaten oppression.
• Psalms 94:4They pour out arrogant words; all workers of iniquity boast.
• Exodus 15:9The enemy declared, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake. I will divide the spoils; I will gorge myself on them. I will draw my sword; my hand will destroy them.’
• Isaiah 10:7But this is not his intention; this is not his plan. For it is in his heart to destroy and cut off many nations.
• Isaiah 37:23Whom have you taunted and blasphemed? Against whom have you raised your voice and lifted your eyes in pride? Against the Holy One of Israel!
• James 4:13Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business, and make a profit.”
• Psalms 49:11Their graves are their eternal homes— their dwellings for endless generations— even though their lands were their namesakes.
• Deuteronomy 29:19because when such a person hears the words of this oath, he invokes a blessing on himself, saying, ‘I will have peace, even though I walk in the stubbornness of my own heart.’ This will bring disaster on the watered land as well as the dry.
• 1 Samuel 23:21“May you be blessed by the LORD,” replied Saul, “for you have had compassion on me.
• Job 31:24If I have put my trust in gold or called pure gold my security,
• Proverbs 23:4Do not wear yourself out to get rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself.
• Hosea 12:7A merchant loves to defraud with dishonest scales in his hands.
• Zechariah 11:5whose buyers slaughter them without remorse. Those who sell them say, ‘Blessed be the LORD, for I am rich!’ Even their own shepherds have no compassion on them.

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

Topics related to Psalms 10:3

• Character
• Covetousness
• Impenitence
• Pride
• Sin

In the dictionaries

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

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