Psalms 10:2
In arrogance, the wicked hunt down the weak. They are caught in the schemes that they devise.
World English Bible Classic
In The King James Version
In Context
1Why do you stand far off, LORD? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?
3For the wicked boasts of his heart’s cravings. He blesses the greedy and condemns the LORD.
Cross References
Exodus 18:11Now I know that the LORD is greater than all gods because of the way that they treated people arrogantly.”
Psalms 9:15The nations have sunk down in the pit that they made. In the net which they hid, their own foot is taken.
Psalms 36:11Don’t let the foot of pride come against me. Don’t let the hand of the wicked drive me away.
Psalms 109:16because he didn’t remember to show kindness, but persecuted the poor and needy man, the broken in heart, to kill them.
Psalms 119:69The proud have smeared a lie upon me. With my whole heart, I will keep your precepts.
Psalms 119:122Ensure your servant’s well-being. Don’t let the proud 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 →