Christian Standard Bible
Psalms 10:7
7Cursing, deceit, and violence fill his mouth; trouble and malice are under his tongue.
Psalms 10:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity.
- New International Version (NIV)His mouth is full of lies and threats; trouble and evil are under his tongue.
- English Standard Version (ESV)His mouth is filled with cursing and deceit and oppression; under his tongue are mischief and iniquity.
- New King James Version (NKJV)His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and oppression; Under his tongue is trouble and iniquity.
Context of Psalms 10:7
5His ways are always secure; your lofty judgments have no effect on him; he scoffs at all his adversaries. 6He says to himself, “I will never be moved — from generation to generation I will be without calamity.” Cursing, deceit, and violence fill his mouth; trouble and malice are under his tongue. 8He waits in ambush near settlements; he kills the innocent in secret places. His eyes are on the lookout for the helpless; 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.
Read all of Psalms 10Psalms 10:7 word by word
אָלָ֤ה פִּ֣יהוּ מָ֭לֵא וּמִרְמ֣וֹת וָתֹ֑ךְ תַּ֥חַת לְ֝שׁוֹנ֗וֹ עָמָ֥ל וָאָֽוֶן׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- His mouthפֶּהpeh · lipH6310
- is fullמָלֵאmâlê' mâlâ' · to fillH4390
- of cursingאָלָה'âlâh · oathH423
- and deceitמִרְמָהmirmâh · deceitH4820
- and fraudתֹּךְtôk tôk · oppressionH8496
- under his tongueלָשׁוֹןlâshôn lâshôn leshônâh · tongueH3956
- mischiefעָמָל‛âmâl · troubleH5999
- and vanityאָ֫וֶן'âven · evil: wickednessH205
Cross-references for Psalms 10:7
- Psalms 59:12For the sin of their mouths and the words of their lips, let them be caught in their pride. They utter curses and lies.
- Psalms 62:4They only plan to bring him down from his high position. They take pleasure in lying; they bless with their mouths, but they curse inwardly.Selah
- Romans 3:14Their mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.
- Psalms 5:9For there is nothing reliable in what they say; destruction is within them; their throat is an open grave; they flatter with their tongues.
- Psalms 7:14See, the wicked one is pregnant with evil, conceives trouble, and gives birth to deceit.
- Psalms 36:3The words from his mouth are malicious and deceptive; he has stopped acting wisely and doing good.
- Psalms 52:4You love any words that destroy, you treacherous tongue!
- Psalms 55:21His buttery words are smooth, but war is in his heart. His words are softer than oil, but they are drawn swords.
- Psalms 58:3The wicked go astray from the womb; liars wander about from birth.
- Psalms 64:3who sharpen their tongues like swords and aim bitter words like arrows,
- Isaiah 59:4No one makes claims justly; no one pleads honestly. They trust in empty and worthless words; they conceive trouble and give birth to iniquity.
- Jeremiah 9:3They bent their tongues like their bows; lies and not faithfulness prevail in the land, for they proceed from one evil to another, and they do not take me into account. This is the Lord’s declaration.
- Romans 3:13Their throat is an open grave; they deceive with their tongues. Vipers’ venom is under their lips.
- Job 20:12Though evil tastes sweet in his mouth and he conceals it under his tongue,
- Psalms 140:9When those who surround me rise up, may the trouble their lips cause overwhelm them.
- Job 15:35They conceive trouble and give birth to evil; their womb prepares deception.
Commentaries on Psalms 10:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7His mouth is full of cursing, and deceit, and fraud - What a finished character! A blasphemer, a deceitful man, and a knave!Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7His mouth is full of cursing - Profaneness; blasphemy against God. In the former verse the writer had described the feelings of the “heart;” he now proceeds to specify the open acts of the wicked. The meaning is, that the wicked man, as here described, was one who was full of imprecation, swearing, execration; a “profane” man; a man who, whatever was his belief about God, would constantly call upon his name, and imprecate his wrath on himself or others…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-7Even though they act wrongly (Psalms 5:9; 28:3; Romans 3:14), the wicked still hope for a future free of trouble like the righteous will enjoy.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7-107-10. The malignity and deceit (Psa 140:3) of such are followed by acts combining cunning, fraud, and violence (compare Pr 1:11, 18), aptly illustrated by the habits of the lion, and of hunters taking their prey. "Poor," in Psa 10:8, 10, 14, represents a word peculiar to this Psalm, meaning the sad or sorrowful; in Psa 10:9, as usual, it means the pious or meek sufferer.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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