Psalms 10:3

Psalms 10:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For the wicked boasteth of his heart’s desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the Lord abhorreth.
• New International Version (NIV)He boasts about the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the Lord.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For the wicked boasts of the desires of his soul, and the one greedy for gain curses and renounces the Lord.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For the wicked boasts of his heart’s desire; He blesses the greedy and renounces the Lord.

Context of Psalms 10:3

1Why, Lord, do you stand far off? Why do you pay no attention during times of trouble? 2The wicked arrogantly chase the oppressed; the oppressed are trapped by the schemes the wicked have dreamed up. Yes, the wicked man boasts because he gets what he wants; the one who robs others curses and rejects the Lord. 4The wicked man is so arrogant he always thinks, “God won’t hold me accountable; he doesn’t care.” 5He is secure at all times. He has no regard for your commands; he disdains all his enemies.

Psalms 10:3 word by word

כִּֽי־הִלֵּ֣ל רָ֭שָׁע עַל־תַּאֲוַ֣ת נַפְשׁ֑וֹ וּבֹצֵ֥עַ בֵּ֝רֵ֗ךְ נִ֘אֵ֥ץ׀ יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For the wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563
• boastethהָלַלhâlal · to boast: boastH1984
• of his heart’sנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315
• desireתַּאֲוָהta'ăvâh · desireH8378
• and blessethבָּרַךְbârak · to blessH1288
• the covetousבָּצַעbâtsa‛ · to cut off: to gainH1214
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• abhorrethנָאַץnâ'ats · to spurnH5006

Cross-references for Psalms 10:3

• Psalms 35:21They are ready to devour me; they say, “Aha! Aha! We’ve got you!”
• Psalms 49:6They trust in their wealth and boast in their great riches.
• Psalms 52:1Why do you boast about your evil plans, O powerful man? God’s loyal love protects me all day long!
• Psalms 73:8They mock and say evil things; they proudly threaten violence.
• Psalms 94:4They spew out threats and speak defiantly; all the evildoers boast.
• Exodus 15:9The enemy said, ‘I will chase, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my desire will be satisfied on them. I will draw my sword, my hand will destroy them.’
• Isaiah 10:7But he does not agree with this, his mind does not reason this way, for his goal is to destroy, and to eliminate many nations.
• Isaiah 37:23Whom have you taunted and hurled insults at? At whom have you shouted and looked so arrogantly? At the Holy One of Israel!
• James 4:13Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go into this or that town and spend a year there and do business and make a profit.”
• Psalms 49:11Their grave becomes their permanent residence, their eternal dwelling place. They name their lands after themselves,
• Deuteronomy 29:19When such a person hears the words of this oath he secretly blesses himself and says, “I will have peace though I continue to walk with a stubborn spirit.” This will destroy the watered ground with the parched.
• 1 Samuel 23:21Saul replied, “May you be blessed by the Lord, for you have had compassion on me.
• Job 31:24“If I have put my confidence in gold or said to pure gold, ‘You are my security!’
• Proverbs 23:4Do not wear yourself out to become rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself.
• Hosea 12:7The businessmen love to cheat; they use dishonest scales.
• Zechariah 11:5Those who buy them slaughter them and are not held guilty; those who sell them say, ‘Blessed be the Lord, for I am rich.’ Their own shepherds have no compassion for them.

Commentaries on Psalms 10:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Boasteth of his heart's desire - Boasts among his fellows how often he has gratified such and such passions, in such and such circumstances. This shows the excess of a depraved and imbruted spirit. He who can boast of his iniquity, is in the broad road to perdition. Should such a one repent and turn to God, it would be equal to any miracle. Blesseth the covetous, whom the Lord abhorreth - Or, he blesseth the covetous, he abhorreth the Lord. Those who are…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3For the wicked boasteth of his heart‘s desire - Margin, as in Hebrew, soul‘s. The main idea in this verse seems to be that he is a boaster - a man who makes some proclamation about himself as being superior to others, and who, in that proportion, looks with disdain or contempt on others. He vaunts himself, or makes an ostentatious display of something on which he prides himself, as wealth, strength, beauty, talent, prowess, etc. The particular thing here…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3Unlike those who have evil desires, the godly wait for justice (Psalm 10:17).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. heart's--or, "soul's." desire--that is, his success in evil. and blesseth, &c.--he (the wicked) blesseth the covetous, he despiseth the Lord.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 10:3

• Character
• Covetousness
• Impenitence
• Pride
• Sin

In the dictionaries

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

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