Christian Standard Bible
Psalms 10:11
11He says to himself, “God has forgotten; he hides his face and will never see.”
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 lurks in secret like a lion in a thicket. He lurks in order to seize a victim; he seizes a victim and drags him in his net. 10So he is oppressed and beaten down; helpless people fall because of the wicked one’s strength. He says to himself, “God has forgotten; he hides his face and will never see.” 12Rise up, Lord God! Lift up your hand. Do not forget the oppressed. 13Why has the wicked person despised God? He says to himself, “You will not demand an account.”
Read all of Psalms 10Psalms 10:11 word by word
אָמַ֣ר בְּ֭לִבּוֹ שָׁ֣כַֽח אֵ֑ל הִסְתִּ֥יר פָּ֝נָ֗יו בַּל־רָאָ֥ה לָנֶֽצַח׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 10:11
- Psalms 10:6He says to himself, “I will never be moved — from generation to generation I will be without calamity.”
- Mark 2:6But some of the scribes were sitting there, questioning in their hearts:
- Luke 7:39When the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, “This man, if he were a prophet, would know who and what kind of woman this is who is touching him — she’s a sinner!”
- Psalms 64:5They adopt an evil plan; they talk about hiding traps and say, “Who will see them?”
- Psalms 73:11The wicked say, “How can God know? Does the Most High know everything?”
- Psalms 94:7They say, “The Lord doesn’t see it. The God of Jacob doesn’t pay attention.”
- Job 22:13Yet you say, “What does God know? Can he judge through total darkness?
- Ecclesiastes 8:11Because the sentence against an evil act is not carried out quickly, the heart of people is filled with the desire to commit evil.
- Ezekiel 8:12He said to me, “Son of man, do you see what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the darkness, each at the shrine of his idol? For they are saying, ‘The Lord does not see us. The Lord has abandoned the land.’”
- Ezekiel 9:9He answered me, “The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is extremely great; the land is full of bloodshed, and the city full of perversity. For they say, ‘The Lord has abandoned the land; he 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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