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

1Must you stand so far away, Lord? Why do you hide when there is trouble? 2Wicked people are cruel to poor people. They use their evil ideas to take hold of weak people. Not only do wicked people boast because they get the things that they want. They also praise robbers, and they curse the Lord. 4Wicked people are too proud to worry about God. They think, ‘God will not give me any trouble.’ 5Often the wicked person seems to have success. He does not respect your commands, God. He laughs at all his enemies.

Psalms 10:3 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• For the wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563
• boastethהָלַלhâlal · to boast: boastH1984
• of his heart’sנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315
• desireתַּאֲוָהta'ăvâh · desireH8378
• and blessethבָּרַךְbârak · to blessH1288
• the covetousבָּצַעbâtsa‛ · to cut off: to gainH1214
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• abhorrethנָאַץnâ'ats · to spurnH5006

Cross-references for Psalms 10:3

• Psalms 35:21They open their mouths wide to speak against me. They say, ‘Aha! We have seen the bad things that you do!’
• Psalms 49:6Those people think that their money will keep them safe. They are proud about their riches.
• Psalms 52:1Strong man, why are you so proud about the evil things that you like to do? Remember that God's faithful love keeps me safe.
• Psalms 73:8They laugh at people and they say bad things about them. They proudly speak about cruel things that they want to do to people.
• Psalms 94:4Those people who do evil things speak many proud words. They boast about how great they are.
• Exodus 15:9The enemy said, “We will go after them. We will catch them. We will destroy them with our swords. We will do whatever we want to them. We will take all their valuable things for ourselves.”
• Isaiah 10:7But Assyria's ruler has other ideas. He does not understand that he is my weapon. He wants his army to destroy many nations, so that they have no power.
• Isaiah 37:23Who do you think it is that you have insulted? Who have you shouted at? Who have you looked at so proudly? The answer is the Holy God of Israel!
• James 4:13Some of you say, ‘Today or tomorrow we will go to a certain city. We will stay there for a year. We will buy and sell things, and we will become rich.’ If you say things like that, listen to me.
• Psalms 49:11Their graves will be their homes for ever. They had their own land, which was called by their name,
• Deuteronomy 29:19Nobody who hears the message of this covenant should think that they can go against it. Someone might say to himself, ‘I do not have to obey this covenant. I will be safe, whatever happens. God will still bless me.’ A person who thinks like that will bring trouble on everyone and on everything.
• 1 Samuel 23:21Saul replied, ‘I ask the Lord to bless you, because you have been kind to me.
• Job 31:24I have not trusted in money or in gold. I have never thought that they would make me strong.
• Proverbs 23:47. Do not work so hard to become rich that you make yourself ill. Be wise and rest when you need to.
• Hosea 12:7Your traders love to cheat people. They use false weights and measures.
• Zechariah 11:5Those men who buy the sheep will kill them. Nobody will punish them. They will sell them. And they will say, “Thank you Lord, because I am a rich man.” Their own shepherds do not give the sheep any help.’

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