Psalms 10:13

Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God, And say in his heart, “He careth not for it”?

Noyes Bible

In The King James Version

Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God? he hath said in his heart, Thou wilt not require it.

In Context

12Arise, O LORD! O God, lift up thine hand: Forget not the distressed!

14Thou dost see it; yea, thou beholdest malice and oppression, And markest it upon thy hand! The poor committeth himself to thee; Thou art the helper of the fatherless.

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Cross References

Job 24:12From anguish the dying groan, And the wounded cry aloud; And God regardeth not their prayer!

Psalms 74:10How long, O God! shall the adversary revile? Shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever?

Luke 10:16He that hearkeneth to you, hearkeneth to me; and he that rejecteth you, rejecteth me; but he that rejecteth me, rejecteth him that sent me.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 10:13-18

Prayer against Persecutors. 12 Arise, O Lord ; O God, lift up thine hand: forget not the humble. 13 Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God? he hath said in his heart, Thou wilt not require it. 14 Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless. 15 Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man: seek out his wickedness till thou find none. 16 The Lord is King for ever and ever: the heathen are… Read the whole commentary →

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