Psalms 10:1
Why, O LORD, do You stand far off? Why do You hide in times of trouble?
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Why standest thou afar off, O LORD? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?
In Context
2In pride the wicked pursue the needy; let them be caught in the schemes they devise.
Cross References
Job 13:24Why do You hide Your face and consider me as Your enemy?
Job 34:29But when He remains silent, who can condemn Him? When He hides His face, who can see Him? Yet He watches over both man and nation,
Psalms 22:1For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Doe of the Dawn.” A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Why are You so far from saving me, so far from my words of groaning?
Psalms 30:7O LORD, You favored me; You made my mountain stand strong. When You hid Your face, I was dismayed.
Psalms 44:25For our soul has sunk to the dust; our bodies cling to the earth.
Psalms 88:14Why, O LORD, do You reject me? Why do You hide Your 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 →