God’s Word Translation
Psalms 10:1
1Why are you so distant, Lord? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?
Psalms 10:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Why standest thou afar off, O Lord? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?
- New International Version (NIV)Why, Lord, do you stand far off? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?
- English Standard Version (ESV)Why, O Lord, do you stand far away? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?
- New King James Version (NKJV)Why do You stand afar off, O Lord? Why do You hide in times of trouble?
Context of Psalms 10:1
Why are you so distant, Lord? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble? 2The wicked person arrogantly pursues oppressed people. He will be caught in the schemes that he planned. 3The wicked person boasts about his selfish desires. He blesses robbers, but he curses the Lord.
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לָמָ֣ה יְ֭הוָה תַּעֲמֹ֣ד בְּרָח֑וֹק תַּ֝עְלִ֗ים לְעִתּ֥וֹת בַּצָּרָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 10:1
- Psalms 22:1My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? Why are you so far away from helping me, so far away from the words of my groaning?
- Psalms 46:1God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.
- Jeremiah 14:8You are Israel’s hope, the one who saves it in times of trouble. Why should you be like a stranger in the land, like a traveler who stays only one night?
- Psalms 13:1How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?
- Psalms 27:9Do not hide your face from me. Do not angrily turn me away. You have been my help. Do not leave me! Do not abandon me, O God, my savior!
- Psalms 30:7O Lord, by your favor you have made my mountain stand firm. When you hid your face, I was terrified.
- Psalms 44:24Why do you hide your face? Why do you forget our suffering and misery?
- Psalms 88:14Why do you reject my soul, O Lord? Why do you hide your face from me?
- Job 13:24Why do you hide your face ⌞from me⌟ and consider me your enemy?
- Job 23:9If I go northward, where he is at work, I can’t observe him. If I turn southward, I can’t see him.
- Job 34:29If he keeps quiet, who can condemn him? If he hides his face, who can see him whether it is a nation or a single person?
Commentaries on Psalms 10:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Why standest thou afar off, O Lord? - This Psalm makes a part of the preceding in the Vulgate and Septuagint; and in four of Kennicott's and De Rossi's MSS. It seems to belong to the time of the captivity, or the return of the captives. It was probably made in reference to Sanballat, and the other enemies or the Jews. There is a great similarity between this and Psalm 13:1-6, Psalm 14:1-7, 35, and Psalm 53:1-6; : In these, as Calmet remarks, we find the…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Why standest thou afar off, O Lord? - That is, What is the reason why thou doest this? The thought upon which this is based is that God might be expected to interpose in a time of trouble, and that His aid might then be looked for. Yet, in this case, He seemed to be an indifferent spectator of the sorrows and afflictions of the wronged and oppressed. This filled the mind of the writer with surprise, and he could not account for it, especially in view of…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The psalmist complains of the wickedness of the wicked. (1-11) He prays to God to appear for the relief of his people. (12-18) Verses 1-11 God's withdrawings are very grievous to his people, especially in times of trouble. We stand afar off from God by our unbelief, and then complain that God stands afar off from us. Passionate words against bad men do more hurt than good; if we speak of their badness, let it be to the Lord in prayer; he can make them…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1The opening questions set the mood. The Lord does not seem to hear the prayers of his people (Psalm 22:1, 19; see 2 Kings 4:27; Isaiah 1:15).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-181. These are, of course, figurative terms (compare Psa 7:6; 13:1, &c.). hidest--Supply "thine eyes" or "face."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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