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

1Why standest thou afar off, O Yhwh? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble? The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined. 3For the wicked boasteth of his heart’s desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom Yhwh abhorreth. 4The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts.

Psalms 10:2 word by word

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

• 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 31:18Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.
• Psalms 36:11Let not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of the wicked remove me.
• Psalms 59:12For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips let them even be taken in their pride: and for cursing and lying which they speak.
• Psalms 119:5O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes!
• Psalms 140:5The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set gins for me. Selah.
• Exodus 9:17As yet exaltest thou thyself against my people, that thou wilt not let them go?
• Exodus 18:11Now I know that Yhwh is greater than all gods: for in the thing wherein they dealt proudly he was above them.
• Isaiah 10:12Wherefore it shall come to pass, that when the Lord hath performed his whole work upon mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I will punish the fruit of the stout heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his high looks.
• Isaiah 14:13For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:
• Jeremiah 43:2Then spake Azariah the son of Hoshaiah, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the proud men, saying unto Jeremiah, Thou speakest falsely: Yhwh our God hath not sent thee to say, Go not into Egypt to sojourn there:
• Psalms 7:16His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.
• Psalms 9:15The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken.
• Proverbs 5:22His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.

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