Psalms 10:7

Psalms 10:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity.
• New International Version (NIV)His mouth is full of lies and threats; trouble and evil are under his tongue.
• English Standard Version (ESV)His mouth is filled with cursing and deceit and oppression; under his tongue are mischief and iniquity.
• New King James Version (NKJV)His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and oppression; Under his tongue is trouble and iniquity.

Context of Psalms 10:7

5His ways prosper at all times; Your judgments are on high, out of his sight; As for all his adversaries, he snorts at them. 6He says to himself, “I will not be moved; Throughout all generations I will not be in adversity.” His mouth is full of curses and deceit and oppression; Under his tongue is mischief and wickedness. 8He sits in the lurking places of the villages; In the hiding places he kills the innocent; His eyes stealthily watch for the unfortunate. 9He lurks in a hiding place as a lion in his lair; He lurks to catch the afflicted; He catches the afflicted when he draws him into his net.

Psalms 10:7 word by word

אָלָ֤ה פִּ֣יהוּ מָ֭לֵא וּמִרְמ֣וֹת וָתֹ֑ךְ תַּ֥חַת לְ֝שׁוֹנ֗וֹ עָמָ֥ל וָאָֽוֶן׃Read the interlinear

• mouthפֶּהpeh · lipH6310
• is fullמָלֵאmâlê' mâlâ' · to fillH4390
• of cursesאָלָה'âlâh · oathH423
• and deceitמִרְמָהmirmâh · deceitH4820
• oppressionתֹּךְtôk tôk · oppressionH8496
• Underתַּחַתtachath · underneath: underH8478
• his tongueלָשׁוֹןlâshôn lâshôn leshônâh · tongueH3956
• is mischiefעָמָל‛âmâl · troubleH5999
• and wickednessאָ֫וֶן'âven · evil: wickednessH205

Cross-references for Psalms 10:7

• 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 62:4They have counseled only to thrust him down from his high position; They delight in falsehood; They bless with their mouth, But inwardly they curse. Selah.
• Romans 3:14“Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness”;
• Psalms 5:9There is nothing reliable in what they say; Their inward part is destruction itself. Their throat is an open grave; They flatter with their tongue.
• Psalms 7:14Behold, he travails with wickedness, And he conceives mischief and brings forth falsehood.
• Psalms 36:3The words of his mouth are wickedness and deceit; He has ceased to be wise and to do good.
• Psalms 52:4You love all words that devour, O deceitful tongue.
• Psalms 55:21His speech was smoother than butter, But his heart was war; His words were softer than oil, Yet they were drawn swords.
• Psalms 58:3The wicked are estranged from the womb; These who speak lies go astray from birth.
• Psalms 64:3Who have sharpened their tongue like a sword. They aimed bitter speech as their arrow,
• Isaiah 59:4No one sues righteously and no one pleads honestly. They trust in confusion and speak lies; They conceive mischief and bring forth iniquity.
• Jeremiah 9:3“They bend their tongue like their bow; Lies and not truth prevail in the land; For they proceed from evil to evil, And they do not know Me,” declares the Lord.
• Romans 3:13“Their throat is an open grave, With their tongues they keep deceiving,” “The poison of asps is under their lips”;
• Job 20:12“Though evil is sweet in his mouth And he hides it under his tongue,
• Psalms 140:9“As for the head of those who surround me, May the mischief of their lips cover them.
• Job 15:35They conceive mischief and bring forth iniquity, And their mind prepares deception.”

Commentaries on Psalms 10:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7His mouth is full of cursing, and deceit, and fraud - What a finished character! A blasphemer, a deceitful man, and a knave!Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7His mouth is full of cursing - Profaneness; blasphemy against God. In the former verse the writer had described the feelings of the “heart;” he now proceeds to specify the open acts of the wicked. The meaning is, that the wicked man, as here described, was one who was full of imprecation, swearing, execration; a “profane” man; a man who, whatever was his belief about God, would constantly call upon his name, and imprecate his wrath on himself or others…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. 7-107-10. The malignity and deceit (Psa 140:3) of such are followed by acts combining cunning, fraud, and violence (compare Pr 1:11, 18), aptly illustrated by the habits of the lion, and of hunters taking their prey. "Poor," in Psa 10:8, 10, 14, represents a word peculiar to this Psalm, meaning the sad or sorrowful; in Psa 10:9, as usual, it means the pious or meek sufferer.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 10:7

• Deceit
• Falsehood
• Malice
• Quotations and Allusions
• Speaking
• Vanity
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Afar
• Contemn
• Acrostic
• Bible, the
• Deceit
• Eschatology of the Old Testament
• Mischief
• Outrage; Outrageous
• Papyrus
• 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