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Psalms 10:1
1O Lord, why do you stand so far away? Why do you hide when I am in trouble?
Psalms 10:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Why standest thou afar off, O Lord? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?
- New International Version (NIV)Why, Lord, do you stand far off? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?
- English Standard Version (ESV)Why, O Lord, do you stand far away? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?
- New King James Version (NKJV)Why do You stand afar off, O Lord? Why do You hide in times of trouble?
Context of Psalms 10:1
O Lord, why do you stand so far away? Why do you hide when I am in trouble? 2The wicked arrogantly hunt down the poor. Let them be caught in the evil they plan for others. 3For they brag about their evil desires; they praise the greedy and curse the Lord.
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לָמָ֣ה יְ֭הוָה תַּעֲמֹ֣ד בְּרָח֑וֹק תַּ֝עְלִ֗ים לְעִתּ֥וֹת בַּצָּרָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 10:1
- Psalms 22:1My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? Why are you so far away when I groan for help?
- Psalms 46:1God is our refuge and strength, always ready to help in times of trouble.
- Jeremiah 14:8O Hope of Israel, our Savior in times of trouble, why are you like a stranger to us? Why are you like a traveler passing through the land, stopping only for the night?
- Psalms 13:1O Lord, how long will you forget me? Forever? How long will you look the other way?
- Psalms 27:9Do not turn your back on me. Do not reject your servant in anger. You have always been my helper. Don’t leave me now; don’t abandon me, O God of my salvation!
- Psalms 30:7Your favor, O Lord, made me as secure as a mountain. Then you turned away from me, and I was shattered.
- Psalms 44:24Why do you look the other way? Why do you ignore our suffering and oppression?
- Psalms 88:14O Lord, why do you reject me? Why do you turn your face from me?
- Job 13:24Why do you turn away from me? Why do you treat me as your enemy?
- Job 23:9I do not see him in the north, for he is hidden. I look to the south, but he is concealed.
- Job 34:29But if he chooses to remain quiet, who can criticize him? When he hides his face, no one can find him, whether an individual or a nation.
Commentaries on Psalms 10:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Why standest thou afar off, O Lord? - This Psalm makes a part of the preceding in the Vulgate and Septuagint; and in four of Kennicott's and De Rossi's MSS. It seems to belong to the time of the captivity, or the return of the captives. It was probably made in reference to Sanballat, and the other enemies or the Jews. There is a great similarity between this and Psalm 13:1-6, Psalm 14:1-7, 35, and Psalm 53:1-6; : In these, as Calmet remarks, we find the…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Why standest thou afar off, O Lord? - That is, What is the reason why thou doest this? The thought upon which this is based is that God might be expected to interpose in a time of trouble, and that His aid might then be looked for. Yet, in this case, He seemed to be an indifferent spectator of the sorrows and afflictions of the wronged and oppressed. This filled the mind of the writer with surprise, and he could not account for it, especially in view of…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The psalmist complains of the wickedness of the wicked. (1-11) He prays to God to appear for the relief of his people. (12-18) Verses 1-11 God's withdrawings are very grievous to his people, especially in times of trouble. We stand afar off from God by our unbelief, and then complain that God stands afar off from us. Passionate words against bad men do more hurt than good; if we speak of their badness, let it be to the Lord in prayer; he can make them…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1The opening questions set the mood. The Lord does not seem to hear the prayers of his people (Psalm 22:1, 19; see 2 Kings 4:27; Isaiah 1:15).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-181. These are, of course, figurative terms (compare Psa 7:6; 13:1, &c.). hidest--Supply "thine eyes" or "face."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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