Psalms 10:1
Why standest Thou afar off, O LORD? Why hidest Thou Thyself in times of trouble?
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
Why standest thou afar off, O LORD? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?
In Context
Cross References
Job 13:24Wherefore hidest Thou Thy face, and holdest me for Thine enemy?
Job 34:29When He giveth quietness, who then can condemn? And when He hideth His face, who then can behold Him? whether it be done unto a nation, or unto a man, alike;
Psalms 22:1(22-1) For the Leader; upon Aijeleth ha-Shahar. A Psalm of David. (22-2) My God, my God, why hast Thou forsaken me, and art far from my help at the words of my cry?
Psalms 30:7(30-8) Thou hadst established, O LORD, in Thy favour my mountain as a stronghold — Thou didst hide Thy face; I was affrighted.
Psalms 44:25(44-26) For our soul is bowed down to the dust; our belly cleaveth unto the earth.
Psalms 88:14(88-15) LORD, why castest Thou off my soul? Why hidest Thou Thy face from me?
Matthew Henry on Psalms 10:1
The Septuagint translation joins this psalm with the ninth, and makes them but one; but the Hebrew makes it a distinct psalm, and the scope and style are certainly different. In this psalm, I. David complains of the wickedness of the wicked, describes the dreadful pitch of impiety at which they had arrived (to the great dishonour of God and the prejudice of his church and people), and notices the delay of God's appearing against them, ver. 1-11 . II. He prays to God to appear against them for the relief of his… Read the whole commentary →