Tree of Life Version
Psalms 10:7
7His mouth is full of cursing, lies and oppression. On his tongue are trouble and iniquity.
Psalms 10:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity.
- New International Version (NIV)His mouth is full of lies and threats; trouble and evil are under his tongue.
- English Standard Version (ESV)His mouth is filled with cursing and deceit and oppression; under his tongue are mischief and iniquity.
- New King James Version (NKJV)His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and oppression; Under his tongue is trouble and iniquity.
Context of Psalms 10:7
5His ways are secure at all times. He haughtily disregards Your judgments. He snorts at all his adversaries. 6He says in his heart: “I’ll never be shaken! From generation to generation nothing bad will happen.” His mouth is full of cursing, lies and oppression. On his tongue are trouble and iniquity. 8He lies in ambush near villages. In hidden places he slays the innocent. His eyes watch in secret for the helpless. 9He lurks in a hiding place like a lion in a thicket. He lies in wait to catch the helpless. He catches the unfortunate one, dragging him away in his net.
Read all of Psalms 10Psalms 10:7 word by word
אָלָ֤ה פִּ֣יהוּ מָ֭לֵא וּמִרְמ֣וֹת וָתֹ֑ךְ תַּ֥חַת לְ֝שׁוֹנ֗וֹ עָמָ֥ל וָאָֽוֶן׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- His mouthפֶּהpeh · lipH6310
- is fullמָלֵאmâlê' mâlâ' · to fillH4390
- of cursingאָלָה'âlâh · oathH423
- and deceitמִרְמָהmirmâh · deceitH4820
- and fraudתֹּךְtôk tôk · oppressionH8496
- under his tongueלָשׁוֹןlâshôn lâshôn leshônâh · tongueH3956
- mischiefעָמָל‛âmâl · troubleH5999
- and vanityאָ֫וֶן'âven · evil: wickednessH205
Cross-references for Psalms 10:7
- Psalms 59:12Do not slay them, lest my people forget. With Your power shake them and bring them down, O Lord our shield.
- Psalms 62:4How long will all of you assault a man, to crush him, like a leaning wall, a fence to be torn down?
- Romans 3:14Their mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.
- Psalms 5:9Lead me, Adonai, in Your righteousness, because of my enemies. Make Your path straight before me.
- Psalms 7:14He prepares His own deadly weapons. He makes His fiery arrows.
- Psalms 36:3For he flatters himself in his own eyes, too much to notice his iniquity —or hate it.
- Psalms 52:4Your tongue plots destruction, like a sharp razor, working deceit.
- Psalms 55:21My companion put forth his hands against those at peace with him, as he violates his covenant.
- Psalms 58:3No, in heart you devise injustice. Your hands weigh out violence on earth.
- Psalms 64:3Hide me from the conspiracy of evildoers, from the tumult of workers of iniquity,
- Isaiah 59:4No one sues justly, and none pleads a case honestly. They trust in confusion and speak lies. They conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.
- Jeremiah 9:3Beware, everyone, of your neighbor! Don’t even trust a brother. For every brother grabs like Jacob and every neighbor spreads slander.
- Romans 3:13Their throat is an open grave; with their tongues they keep deceiving. The poison of vipers is under their lips.
- Job 20:12Though evil is sweet in his mouth, though he hides it under his tongue,
- Psalms 140:9Grant not, Adonai, the desires of the wicked. Do not let their evil plan succeed, or they will exalt themselves. Selah
- Job 15:35They conceive mischief and bring forth evil and their belly prepares deception.”
Commentaries on Psalms 10:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7His mouth is full of cursing, and deceit, and fraud - What a finished character! A blasphemer, a deceitful man, and a knave!Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7His mouth is full of cursing - Profaneness; blasphemy against God. In the former verse the writer had described the feelings of the “heart;” he now proceeds to specify the open acts of the wicked. The meaning is, that the wicked man, as here described, was one who was full of imprecation, swearing, execration; a “profane” man; a man who, whatever was his belief about God, would constantly call upon his name, and imprecate his wrath on himself or others…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. 7-107-10. The malignity and deceit (Psa 140:3) of such are followed by acts combining cunning, fraud, and violence (compare Pr 1:11, 18), aptly illustrated by the habits of the lion, and of hunters taking their prey. "Poor," in Psa 10:8, 10, 14, represents a word peculiar to this Psalm, meaning the sad or sorrowful; in Psa 10:9, as usual, it means the pious or meek sufferer.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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