Psalms 10:2

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 do You stand afar off, O Lord? Why do You hide Yourself in times of trouble? In pride the wicked hotly pursue the afflicted; Let them be caught in the plots which they have devised. 3For the wicked boasts of his heart’s desire, And the greedy man curses and spurns the Lord. 4The wicked, in the haughtiness of his countenance, does not seek Him. All his thoughts are, “There is no God.”

Psalms 10:2 word by word

בְּגַאֲוַ֣ת רָ֭שָׁע יִדְלַ֣ק עָנִ֑י יִתָּפְשׂ֓וּ׀ בִּמְזִמּ֖וֹת ז֣וּ חָשָֽׁבוּ׃Read the interlinear

• prideגַּאֲוָהga'ăvâh · prideH1346
• the wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563
• hotlyדָּלַקdâlaq · to burn/pursueH1814
• the afflictedעָנִי‛ânîy · afflictedH6041
• caughtתָּפַשׂtâphaώ · to captureH8610
• in the plotsמְזִמָּהmezimmâh · plotH4209
• whichזוּzû · thisH2098
• they have devisedחָשַׁבchâshab · to devise: deviseH2803

Cross-references for Psalms 10:2

• Psalms 31:18Let the lying lips be mute, Which speak arrogantly against the righteous With pride and contempt.
• Psalms 36:11Let not the foot of pride come upon me, And let not the hand of the wicked drive me away.
• Psalms 59:12On account of the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips, Let them even be caught in their pride, And on account of curses and lies which they utter.
• Psalms 119:5Oh that my ways may be established To keep Your statutes!
• Psalms 140:5The proud have hidden a trap for me, and cords; They have spread a net by the wayside; They have set snares for me. Selah.
• Exodus 9:17Still you exalt yourself against My people by not letting them go.
• Exodus 18:11Now I know that the Lord is greater than all the gods; indeed, it was proven when they dealt proudly against the people.”
• Isaiah 10:12So it will be that when the Lord has completed all His work on Mount Zion and on Jerusalem, He will say, “I will punish the fruit of the arrogant heart of the king of Assyria and the pomp of his haughtiness.”
• Isaiah 14:13But you said in your heart, ‘I will ascend to heaven; I will raise my throne above the stars of God, And I will sit on the mount of assembly In the recesses of the north.
• Jeremiah 43:2Azariah the son of Hoshaiah, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the arrogant men said to Jeremiah, “You are telling a lie! The Lord our God has not sent you to say, ‘You are not to enter Egypt to reside there’;
• Psalms 7:16His mischief will return upon his own head, And his violence will descend upon his own pate.
• Psalms 9:15The nations have sunk down in the pit which they have made; In the net which they hid, their own foot has been caught.
• Proverbs 5:22His own iniquities will capture the wicked, And he will be held 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

Topics related to Psalms 10:2

• Homicide
• Poor
• Prayer
• Pride
• Retaliation
• Sin

In the dictionaries

• Afar
• Contemn
• Acrostic
• Bible, the
• Eschatology of the Old Testament
• Imagine
• Outrage; Outrageous
• Papyrus
• Poor
• Psalms, Book of

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