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Psalms 10:5
5His ways are always prosperous; your laws are rejected by him; he sneers at all his enemies.
Psalms 10:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)His ways are always grievous; thy judgments are far above out of his sight: as for all his enemies, he puffeth at them.
- English Standard Version (ESV)His ways prosper at all times; your judgments are on high, out of his sight; as for all his foes, he puffs at them.
- New King James Version (NKJV)His ways are always prospering; Your judgments are far above, out of his sight; As for all his enemies, he sneers at them.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Yet they succeed in everything they do. They do not see your punishment awaiting them. They sneer at all their enemies.
Context of Psalms 10:5
3He boasts about the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the Lord. 4In his pride the wicked man does not seek him; in all his thoughts there is no room for God. His ways are always prosperous; your laws are rejected by him; he sneers at all his enemies. 6He says to himself, “Nothing will ever shake me.” He swears, “No one will ever do me harm.” 7His mouth is full of lies and threats; trouble and evil are under his tongue.
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יָ֘חִ֤ילוּ דְרָכָ֨יו בְּכָל־עֵ֗ת מָר֣וֹם מִ֭שְׁפָּטֶיךָ מִנֶּגְדּ֑וֹ כָּל־צ֝וֹרְרָ֗יו יָפִ֥יחַ בָּהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 10:5
- Genesis 6:12God saw how corrupt the earth had become, for all the people on earth had corrupted their ways.
- Proverbs 1:19Such are the paths of all who go after ill-gotten gain; it takes away the life of those who get it.
- Proverbs 2:13who have left the straight paths to walk in dark ways,
- Isaiah 10:1Woe to those who make unjust laws, to those who issue oppressive decrees,
- Hosea 9:9They have sunk deep into corruption, as in the days of Gibeah. God will remember their wickedness and punish them for their sins.
- Romans 3:16ruin and misery mark their ways,
- Psalms 92:5How great are your works, Lord, how profound your thoughts!
- Proverbs 15:24The path of life leads upward for the prudent to keep them from going down to the realm of the dead.
- Proverbs 24:1Do not envy the wicked, do not desire their company;
- Isaiah 5:12They have harps and lyres at their banquets, pipes and timbrels and wine, but they have no regard for the deeds of the Lord, no respect for the work of his hands.
- Isaiah 26:11Lord, your hand is lifted high, but they do not see it. Let them see your zeal for your people and be put to shame; let the fire reserved for your enemies consume them.
- Isaiah 28:15You boast, “We have entered into a covenant with death, with the realm of the dead we have made an agreement. When an overwhelming scourge sweeps by, it cannot touch us, for we have made a lie our refuge and falsehood our hiding place.”
- Isaiah 42:25So he poured out on them his burning anger, the violence of war. It enveloped them in flames, yet they did not understand; it consumed them, but they did not take it to heart.
- Hosea 14:9Who is wise? Let them realize these things. Who is discerning? Let them understand. The ways of the Lord are right; the righteous walk in them, but the rebellious stumble in them.
- Psalms 12:5“Because the poor are plundered and the needy groan, I will now arise,” says the Lord. “I will protect them from those who malign them.”
- Judges 9:27After they had gone out into the fields and gathered the grapes and trodden them, they held a festival in the temple of their god. While they were eating and drinking, they cursed Abimelek.
Commentaries on Psalms 10:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5His ways are always grievous - Or, He is travailing in pain to bring forth iniquity at all times. He is full of lust, or irregular and unholy desires; he conceives and brings forth sin; and sin being finished, time, place, and opportunity concurring, death is soon brought forth. Thy judgments are far above out of his sight - He is so blinded with sin, that he cannot see the operations of God's hand. He puffeth at them - He whistles at them; insults God…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5His ways are always grievous - His paths; his manner of life; his conduct toward God; his dealings with men. The word rendered “are grievious,” יחילוּ yāchiylû - has been variously rendered. The Latin Vulgate renders it, “His ways are defiled.” So the Septuagint. Coverdale renders it, “His ways are always filthy.” Prof. Alexander, “His ways are firm.” So DeWette, “Es gelingen seine Wege.” Horsley, “His ways are confident.” This variety in the…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. 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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