Psalms 10:2

I trust in the Lord. How can you say to my soul, “Sojourn to the mountain, like a sparrow.”

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In The King James Version

The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.

In Context

1Unto the end. A Psalm of David.

3For behold, the sinners have bent their bow. They have prepared their arrows in the quiver, so as to shoot arrows in the dark at the upright of heart.

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Cross References

Exodus 18:11Now I know that the great Lord is above all gods. This is why they acted arrogantly against them.”

Psalms 9:15You lift me up from the gates of death, so that I may announce all your praises at the gates of the daughter of Zion.

Psalms 36:11But the meek shall inherit the earth, and they will delight in the multitude of peace.

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 →

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