Psalms 10:2

Psalms 10:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.
• New International Version (NIV)In his arrogance the wicked man hunts down the weak, who are caught in the schemes he devises.
• English Standard Version (ESV)In arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the poor; let them be caught in the schemes that they have devised.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The wicked in his pride persecutes the poor; Let them be caught in the plots which they have devised.

Context of Psalms 10:2

1O Lord, why do you stand so far away? Why do you hide when I am in trouble? The 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. 4The wicked are too proud to seek God. They seem to think that God is dead.

Psalms 10:2 word by word

בְּגַאֲוַ֣ת רָ֭שָׁע יִדְלַ֣ק עָנִ֑י יִתָּפְשׂ֓וּ׀ בִּמְזִמּ֖וֹת ז֣וּ חָשָֽׁבוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563
• prideגַּאֲוָהga'ăvâh · prideH1346
• doth persecuteדָּלַקdâlaq · to burn/pursueH1814
• the poorעָנִי‛ânîy · afflictedH6041
• let them be takenתָּפַשׂtâphaώ · to captureH8610
• in the devicesמְזִמָּהmezimmâh · plotH4209
• thatזוּzû · thisH2098
• they have imaginedחָשַׁבchâshab · to devise: deviseH2803

Cross-references for Psalms 10:2

• Psalms 31:18Silence their lying lips— those proud and arrogant lips that accuse the godly.
• Psalms 36:11Don’t let the proud trample me or the wicked push me around.
• Psalms 59:12Because of the sinful things they say, because of the evil that is on their lips, let them be captured by their pride, their curses, and their lies.
• Psalms 119:5Oh, that my actions would consistently reflect your decrees!
• Psalms 140:5The proud have set a trap to catch me; they have stretched out a net; they have placed traps all along the way. Interlude
• Exodus 9:17But you still lord it over my people and refuse to let them go.
• Exodus 18:11I know now that the Lord is greater than all other gods, because he rescued his people from the oppression of the proud Egyptians.”
• Isaiah 10:12After the Lord has used the king of Assyria to accomplish his purposes on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, he will turn against the king of Assyria and punish him—for he is proud and arrogant.
• Isaiah 14:13For you said to yourself, ‘I will ascend to heaven and set my throne above God’s stars. I will preside on the mountain of the gods far away in the north.
• Jeremiah 43:2Azariah son of Hoshaiah and Johanan son of Kareah and all the other proud men said to Jeremiah, “You lie! The Lord our God hasn’t forbidden us to go to Egypt!
• Psalms 7:16The trouble they make for others backfires on them. The violence they plan falls on their own heads.
• Psalms 9:15The nations have fallen into the pit they dug for others. Their own feet have been caught in the trap they set.
• Proverbs 5:22An evil man is held captive by his own sins; they are ropes that catch and hold him.

Commentaries on Psalms 10:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2The wicked in his pride - On no principle of nature or reason can we account for a wicked man persecuting a humble follower of God because of his religion. The devil hates godliness; and the wicked man hates it also because the devil is in his heart.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2The wicked in his pride - Margin: “In the pride of the wicked he doth.” The margin is a literal translation of the Hebrew; but the sense is the same. The meaning is, that the fact that the wicked persecuted the poor, in the case referred to, was to be traced to his pride, haughtiness, ambition; that is, in pursuing his own selfish and ambitious purposes, he became utterly regardless of the rights and comforts of others. He esteemed their interest and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2The wicked openly defy God with their actions and words (Psalm 17:10; 31:18; 59:12; 73:8; 123:4). Although the Lord will deal with them (Psalm 31:23), they trouble the righteous (see Psalm 5:4–6) before their condemnation and judgment.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. Literally, "In pride of the wicked they (the poor or humble, Psa 10:17; 12:5) shall be taken in the devices they (the proud) have imagined."Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 10:2

• Homicide
• Poor
• Prayer
• Pride
• Retaliation
• Sin

In the dictionaries

• Afar
• Contemn
• Acrostic
• Bible, the
• Eschatology of the Old Testament
• Imagine
• Outrage; Outrageous
• Papyrus
• Poor
• 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