Psalms 10:2
In the pride of the wicked man the poor man is hotly pursued. Let them be taken in the devices that they have conceived.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
1Why do thou stand afar off, O LORD? Why do thou hide thyself in times of trouble?
3For the wicked man boasts of his heart's desire. And the greedy man renounces, [yea], despises LORD.
Cross References
Exodus 18:11Now I know that LORD is greater than all gods, yea, in the thing wherein they dealt proudly against them.
Psalms 9:15The nations are sunk down in the pit that they made. In the net which they hid, their own foot is taken.
Psalms 36:11Let not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of sinners drive me away.
Psalms 109:16because he did not remember to show kindness, but persecuted the poor and needy man, and the broken in heart, to kill.
Psalms 119:69The proud have forged a lie against me. With my whole heart I will keep thy precepts.
Psalms 119:122Be surety for thy servant for good. Let not the proud oppress me.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 10:2-12
The Character of the Wicked; The Character of Persecutors. 1 Why standest thou afar off, O Lord ? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble? 2 The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined. 3 For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the Lord abhorreth. 4 The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts. 5 His ways are always grievous; thy judgments are far… Read the whole commentary →