Psalms 10:12
Arise, Lord, lift up your hand, do not forget the cry of the wretched.
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up thine hand: forget not the humble.
In Context
11The wicked say in their hearts that God has forgotten, has hidden his face, will see nothing.
13Why do the wicked treat God with contempt, and say in their hearts, “God doesn’t care”?
Cross References
Psalms 3:7Arise, Lord: save me, my God, who strikes all my foes on the cheek, and shatters the teeth of the wicked.
Psalms 9:12As avenger of blood, he keeps them in mind, he does not forget the cry of the wretched.
Psalms 9:19Arise, Lord; don’t let them triumph: before your face let the nations be judged.
Psalms 17:7Show your marvelous love, you who save from enemies those who take refuge at your right hand.
Psalms 74:19Do not give your dove to the beasts, do not forget your afflicted forever.
Psalms 94:2Rise up, judge of the earth, pay back the proud what they deserve.
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 →