Psalms 10:2

For behold the sinners have bent their bow, they have prepared their arrows for the quiver, to shoot + 10:2 Gr. in dark moon, or little moonlight, q. d. luce malignâ.privily at the upright in heart.

Brenton Septuagint

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

1For the end, a Psalm of David. In the Lord I have put my trust: how will ye say to my soul, Flee to the mountains as a sparrow?

3For they have pulled down what thou didst frame, but what has the righteous done?

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Cross References

Exodus 18:11Now know I that the Lord is great above all gods, because of this, + 18:11 The meaning appeaars to be, The Lord shewed his superiority on this occasion, when the enemy attacked the Israelites.wherein they attacked them.

Psalms 9:15that I may declare all thy praises in the gates of the daughter of Sion: I will exult in thy salvation.

Psalms 36:11But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance 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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