Psalms 10:3

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

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

For the wicked boasteth of his heart’s desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the LORD abhorreth.

In Context

2In the pride of the wicked doth he hotly pursue the poor: they are seized through the plans that those have devised.

4The wicked, according to the pride of his wrathfulness, [saith,] He will not require, There is no God [in] all his plans.

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Cross References

Leviticus 26:30And I will destroy your high-places, and cut down your sun-images, and cast your carcasses upon the carcasses of your idols; and my soul shall loath you.

Deuteronomy 32:19And the Lord saw this, and he was angry; because of the provoking of his sons and of his daughters.

1 Samuel 23:21And Saul said, Blessed be ye of the Lord; for ye have pity on me.

Job 31:24If I have made gold my confidence, or have said to the fine gold, Thou art my trust:

Psalms 35:21Yea, they opened wide against me their mouth; they said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it.

Psalms 49:11(49:12) Their inward thought is, that their houses are to be for ever, their dwelling-places, from generation to generation; they call them by their own names in [various] countries.

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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