Psalms 10:2
In pride the wicked pursue the needy; let them be caught in the schemes they devise.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
1Why, O LORD, do You stand far off? Why do You hide in times of trouble?
3For the wicked man boasts in the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD.
Cross References
Exodus 18:11Now I know that the LORD is greater than all other gods, for He did this when they treated Israel with arrogance.”
Psalms 9:15The nations have fallen into a pit of their making; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.
Psalms 36:11Let not the foot of the proud come against me, nor the hand of the wicked drive me away.
Psalms 109:16For he never thought to show kindness, but pursued the poor and needy and brokenhearted, even to their death.
Psalms 119:69Though the arrogant have smeared me with lies, I keep Your precepts with all my heart.
Psalms 119:122Ensure Your servant’s well-being; do not let the arrogant 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 →