Psalms 10:2

In the pride of the wicked doth he hotly pursue the poor: they are seized through the plans that those have devised.

Leeser Tanakh

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

1Wherefore, O Lord, standest thou afar off? hidest thyself in times of distress?

3For the wicked boasteth of the longing of his soul, and the robber blesseth himself when he hath despised the Lord.

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Cross References

Exodus 18:11Now I know that the Eternal is great above all gods; for by the very thing wherein they sinned presumptuously was punishment brought upon them.

Psalms 9:15(9:16) Sunk are nations in the ditch that they have prepared: in this net which they had laid in secret is their own foot caught.

Psalms 36:11(36:12) Let not come against me the foot of pride, and let not the hand of the wicked chase me off.

Psalms 109:16For the reason that he remembered not to show kindness; but persecuted the poor and needy man, and the grieved in heart to put him to death.

Psalms 119:69The presumptuous have invented falsehoods against me; but I will with all my heart indeed keep thy precepts.

Psalms 119:122Protect thy servant for good: let not the presumptuous oppress me.

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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