King James Version
Psalms 10:11
11He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never see it.
Psalms 10:11 in other versions
- New International Version (NIV)He says to himself, “God will never notice; he covers his face and never sees.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)He says in his heart, "God has forgotten, he has hidden his face, he will never see it."
- New King James Version (NKJV)He has said in his heart, “God has forgotten; He hides His face; He will never see.”
- New Living Translation (NLT)The wicked think, “God isn’t watching us! He has closed his eyes and won’t even see what we do!”
Context of Psalms 10:11
9He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lieth in wait to catch the poor: he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him into his net. 10He croucheth, and humbleth himself, that the poor may fall by his strong ones. He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never see it. 12Arise, O Lord; O God, lift up thine hand: forget not the humble. 13Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God? he hath said in his heart, Thou wilt not require it.
Read all of Psalms 10Psalms 10:11 word by word
אָמַ֣ר בְּ֭לִבּוֹ שָׁ֣כַֽח אֵ֑ל הִסְתִּ֥יר פָּ֝נָ֗יו בַּל־רָאָ֥ה לָנֶֽצַח׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 10:11
- Psalms 10:6He hath said in his heart, I shall not be moved: for I shall never be in adversity.
- Mark 2:6But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts,
- Luke 7:39Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him saw it, he spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him: for she is a sinner.
- Psalms 64:5They encourage themselves in an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them?
- Psalms 73:11And they say, How doth God know? and is there knowledge in the most High?
- Psalms 94:7Yet they say, The Lord shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob regard it.
- Job 22:13And thou sayest, How doth God know? can he judge through the dark cloud?
- Ecclesiastes 8:11Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.
- Ezekiel 8:12Then said he unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen what the ancients of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in the chambers of his imagery? for they say, The Lord seeth us not; the Lord hath forsaken the earth.
- Ezekiel 9:9Then said he unto me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceeding great, and the land is full of blood, and the city full of perverseness: for they say, The Lord hath forsaken the earth, and the Lord seeth not.
Commentaries on Psalms 10:11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11God hath forgotten - He hath cast off this people, and he will never more re-establish them. So Sanballat thought.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten - That is, this is his practical, habitual feeling. He acts as if God had forgotten, or as if God takes no knowledge of what is occurring in the earth. Compare Psalm 10:6. He hideth his face - God has hidden his face; that is, he does not look on what is occurring. He will never see it - That is, he will never see what is done. It cannot be supposed that any man would deliberately say either that the memory of…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-11Wicked and oppressive people might succeed, causing harmful effects. Evil can be as dramatic as the psalmist portrays it here, or it could be more subtle.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. As before, such conduct implies disbelief or disregard of God's government.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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