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Psalms 10:2
2The wicked, in his pride, doth hotly pursue the afflicted. They shall be taken in the devices that they have imagined.
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, Jehovah, standest thou afar off? [Why] hidest thou thyself in times of distress? The wicked, in his pride, doth hotly pursue the afflicted. They shall be taken in the devices that they have imagined. 3For the wicked boasteth of his soul's desire, and he blesseth the covetous; he contemneth Jehovah. 4The wicked [saith], in the haughtiness of his countenance, He doth not search out: all his thoughts are, There is no God!
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בְּגַאֲוַ֣ת רָ֭שָׁע יִדְלַ֣ק עָנִ֑י יִתָּפְשׂ֓וּ׀ בִּמְזִמּ֖וֹת ז֣וּ חָשָֽׁבוּ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 10:2
- Psalms 31:18Let the lying lips become dumb, which speak insolently against the righteous in pride and contempt.
- Psalms 36:11Let not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of the wicked drive me away.
- Psalms 59:12[Because of] the sin of their mouth, the word of their lips, let them even be taken in their pride; and because of cursing and lying which they speak.
- Psalms 119:5Oh that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes!
- Psalms 140:5The proud have hidden a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the way-side; they have set traps for me. Selah.
- Exodus 9:17Dost thou still exalt thyself against my people, that thou wilt not let them go?
- Exodus 18:11Now I know that Jehovah is greater than all gods; for in the thing in which they acted haughtily [he was] above them.
- Isaiah 10:12And it shall come to pass, when the Lord hath performed his whole work upon mount Zion and upon Jerusalem, I will punish the fruit of the stoutness of heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his high looks.
- Isaiah 14:13And thou that didst say in thy heart, I will ascend into the heavens, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God, and I will sit upon the mount of assembly, in the recesses of the north;
- Jeremiah 43:2— then spoke Azariah the son of Hoshaiah, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the proud men, saying to Jeremiah, Thou speakest falsely: Jehovah our God hath not sent thee to say, Go not into Egypt to sojourn there;
- Psalms 7:16His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violence shall come down upon his own pate.
- Psalms 9:15The nations are sunk down in the pit [that] they made; in the net that they hid is their own foot taken.
- Proverbs 5:22His own iniquities shall take the wicked, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sin.
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
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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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