God’s Word Translation
Psalms 10:6
6He says to himself, “Nothing can shake me. I’ll never face any trouble.”
Psalms 10:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He hath said in his heart, I shall not be moved: for I shall never be in adversity.
- New International Version (NIV)He says to himself, “Nothing will ever shake me.” He swears, “No one will ever do me harm.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)He says in his heart, "I shall not be moved; throughout all generations I shall not meet adversity."
- New King James Version (NKJV)He has said in his heart, “I shall not be moved; I shall never be in adversity.”
Context of Psalms 10:6
4He turns up his nose ⌞and says⌟, “God doesn’t care.” His every thought ⌞concludes⌟, “There is no God.” 5He always seems to succeed. Your judgments are beyond his understanding. He spits at all his opponents. He says to himself, “Nothing can shake me. I’ll never face any trouble.” 7His mouth is full of cursing, deception, and oppression. Trouble and wrongdoing are on the tip of his tongue. 8He waits in ambush in the villages. From his hiding places he kills innocent people. His eyes are on the lookout for victims.
Read all of Psalms 10Psalms 10:6 word by word
אָמַ֣ר בְּ֭לִבּוֹ בַּל־אֶמּ֑וֹט לְדֹ֥ר וָ֝דֹ֗ר אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹֽא־בְרָֽע׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 10:6
- Psalms 11:1I have taken refuge in the Lord. How can you say to me: “Flee to your mountain like a bird?
- Psalms 14:1Godless fools say in their hearts, “There is no God.” They are corrupt. They do disgusting things. There is no one who does good things.
- Matthew 24:48On the other hand, that servant, if he is wicked, may think that it will be a long time before his master comes.
- Psalms 15:5The one who does not collect interest on a loan or take a bribe against an innocent person. Whoever does these things will never be shaken.
- Psalms 30:6When all was well with me, I said, “I will never be shaken.”
- Ecclesiastes 8:11When a sentence against a crime isn’t carried out quickly, people are encouraged to commit crimes.
- Isaiah 47:7You said, “I will always be a queen.” You didn’t carefully consider these things or keep in mind how they would end.
- Isaiah 56:12⌞Each one cries,⌟ “Let me get some wine, and we’ll fill ourselves with liquor. And tomorrow will be like today, only better.”
- Nahum 1:10⌞The people of Nineveh will be⌟ like tangled thorns and like people drunk on their own drink. They will be completely burned up like very dry straw.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:3When people say, “Everything is safe and sound!” destruction will suddenly strike them. It will be as sudden as labor pains come to a pregnant woman. They won’t be able to escape.
Commentaries on Psalms 10:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6I shall not be moved - I have whatever I covet. I hold whatsoever I have gotten. I have money and goods to procure me every gratification.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6He hath said in his heart - The phrase, “he hath said,” means that this was his deliberate and settled character. What is here described was no sudden thing. It was not the freak of passion; it was a deliberately-formed purpose. The phrase, “in his heart,” means that he had purposed this; he had said this to himself in a spirit of self-gratulation and confidence. I shall not be moved - That is, he was confident in his present condition, and he apprehended…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. 5-65-6. Such is his confidence in the permanence of his way or course of life, that he disregards God's providential government (out of sight, because he will not look, Is 26:11), sneers at his enemies, and boasts perpetual freedom from evil.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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