Psalms10
English Standard Version
1Why, O Lord, do you away? Why do you yourself in of ?
2In the the ; let them be in the they have .
3For the of the of his , and the one for and the Lord.
4In the of his the does not him; all his are, There is .
5His at ; your are on , out of his ; as for all his , he at them.
6He in his , I shall not be ; throughout I shall not .
7His is with and and ; under his are and .
8He in in the ; in places he the . His watch for the ;
9he in like a in his ; he that he may the ; he the when he him into his .
10The are , down, by his .
11He in his , has , he has his , he will it.
12 , O Lord; O , up your ; not the .
13 does the and in his , You will not to account?
14But you do , for you and , that you may it into your ; to you the himself; you have been the of the .
15 the of the and ; his to till you .
16The Lord is and ; the from his .
17O Lord, you the of the ; you will their ; you will your
18to do to the and the , so that who is of the may no .
Cross References
Psalms 10Paul explicitly quotes the Greek translation of verse 7 ("whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness").
Echoes the practical atheism and internal thought process of the wicked who say "there is no God."
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The wicked's disregard of God's providential government because His judgments are far "out of sight."
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Contrast of the believer's prepared, fixed, and trusting heart with the unstable pride of the wicked.
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Parallels the urgent pleading of the suffering saint when God appears to stand far off.
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Intra-chapter parallel of the wicked's internal speech ("He hath said in his heart...") denying accountability.
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Parallel plea for God to "arise" and not let frail mortal man prevail.
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Associates high looks and a proud heart with the oppression of one's neighbor.
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Illustrates how pride of heart is outwardly manifested in
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Uses identical imagery of breaking the "arm" (the power) of the wicked.
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Connects the everlasting reign of Yahweh with the destruction of the wicked heathen nations.
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Affirms God's covenant promise to hear the cry of the oppressed and fatherless.
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Describes the wicked lying in wait secretly for the innocent, mimicking the terminology here.
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Intra-chapter confirmation that God sees mischief and is the helper of the fatherless.
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