Psalms 10:12
Arise, O Lord; O God, lift up thy hand: forget not the afflicted.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up thine hand: forget not the humble.
In Context
11He saith in his heart, God hath forgotten; he hath hidden his face; he will never see it.
13For what doth the wicked despise God? [why] doth he say in his heart, Thou wilt not require it?
Cross References
Psalms 3:7(3:8) Arise, O Lord, help me, O my God; for thou smitest all my enemies upon the cheek bone: the teeth of the wicked dost thou break.
Psalms 9:12(9:13) For he, that inquireth after acts of blood, hath remembered them: he hath not forgotten the cry of the afflicted.
Psalms 9:19(9:20) Arise, O Lord; let not the mortal boast of his strength; let nations be judged before thy face.
Psalms 17:7Show marvelously thy loving-kindnesses, O thou that savest those who put their trust [in thee] from those that rise up [against them] by thy right hand.
Psalms 74:19Oh give not up unto the multitude of enemies the soul of thy turtle-dove: the congregation of thy afflicted do not thou forget for ever.
Psalms 94:2Lift up thyself, O judge of the Earth! bring a recompense upon the proud.
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 →