Psalms 10:4
The Lord is in his holy temple, as for the Lord, his throne is in heaven: his eyes look upon the poor, his eyelids try the sons of men.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
In Context
3For they have pulled down what thou didst frame, but what has the righteous done?
5The Lord tries the righteous and the ungodly: and he that loves unrighteousness hates his own soul.
Cross References
Exodus 5:2And Pharao said, Who is he that I should hearken to his voice, so that I should send away the children of Israel? I do not know the Lord, and I + 5:2 Gr. do not let, etc.will not let Israel go.
Job 22:17Who say, What will the Lord do to us? or what will the Almighty bring upon us?
Psalms 36:1A Psalm of David. Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, neither be envious of them that do iniquity.
Psalms 73:11Wherefore turnest thou away thine hand, and thy right hand from the midst of thy bosom for ever?
Proverbs 6:17The eye of the haughty, a tongue unjust, hands shedding the blood of the just;
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 →