New King James Version
Psalms 10:6
6He has said in his heart, “I shall not be moved; I shall never be in adversity.”
Psalms 10:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He hath said in his heart, I shall not be moved: for I shall never be in adversity.
- New International Version (NIV)He says to himself, “Nothing will ever shake me.” He swears, “No one will ever do me harm.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)He says in his heart, "I shall not be moved; throughout all generations I shall not meet adversity."
- New Living Translation (NLT)They think, “Nothing bad will ever happen to us! We will be free of trouble forever!”
Context of Psalms 10:6
4The wicked in his proud countenance does not seek God; God is in none of his thoughts. 5His ways are always prospering; Your judgments are far above, out of his sight; As for all his enemies, he sneers at them. He has said in his heart, “I shall not be moved; I shall never be in adversity.” 7His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and oppression; Under his tongue is trouble and iniquity. 8He sits in the lurking places of the villages; In the secret places he murders the innocent; His eyes are secretly fixed on the helpless.
Read all of Psalms 10Psalms 10:6 word by word
אָמַ֣ר בְּ֭לִבּוֹ בַּל־אֶמּ֑וֹט לְדֹ֥ר וָ֝דֹ֗ר אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹֽא־בְרָֽע׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 10:6
- Psalms 11:1In the Lord I put my trust; How can you say to my soul, “Flee as a bird to your mountain”?
- Psalms 14:1The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, They have done abominable works, There is none who does good.
- Matthew 24:48But if that evil servant says in his heart, ‘My master is delaying his coming,’
- Psalms 15:5He who does not put out his money at usury, Nor does he take a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things shall never be moved.
- Psalms 30:6Now in my prosperity I said, “I shall never be moved.”
- Ecclesiastes 8:11Because the 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.
- Isaiah 47:7And you said, ‘I shall be a lady forever,’ So that you did not take these things to heart, Nor remember the latter end of them.
- Isaiah 56:12“Come,” one says, “I will bring wine, And we will fill ourselves with intoxicating drink; Tomorrow will be as today, And much more abundant.”
- Nahum 1:10For while tangled like thorns, And while drunken like drunkards, They shall be devoured like stubble fully dried.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:3For when they say, “Peace and safety!” then sudden destruction comes upon them, as labor pains upon a pregnant woman. And they shall not escape.
Commentaries on Psalms 10:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6I shall not be moved - I have whatever I covet. I hold whatsoever I have gotten. I have money and goods to procure me every gratification.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6He hath said in his heart - The phrase, “he hath said,” means that this was his deliberate and settled character. What is here described was no sudden thing. It was not the freak of passion; it was a deliberately-formed purpose. The phrase, “in his heart,” means that he had purposed this; he had said this to himself in a spirit of self-gratulation and confidence. I shall not be moved - That is, he was confident in his present condition, and he apprehended…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. 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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