Psalms 10:1
לָמָה יְהוָה תַּעֲמֹד בְּרָחוֹק תַּעְלִים לְעִתּוֹת בַּצָּרָֽה ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
Why standest thou afar off, O LORD? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?
In Context
2בְּגַאֲוַת רָשָׁע יִדְלַק עָנִי יִתָּפְשׂוּ ׀ בִּמְזִמּוֹת זוּ חָשָֽׁבוּ ׃
Cross References
Job 13:24לָֽמָּה ־ פָנֶיךָ תַסְתִּיר וְתַחְשְׁבֵנִי לְאוֹיֵב לָֽךְ ׃
Job 34:29וְהוּא יַשְׁקִט ׀ וּמִי יַרְשִׁעַ וְיַסְתֵּר פָּנִים וּמִי יְשׁוּרֶנּוּ וְעַל ־ גּוֹי וְעַל ־ אָדָם יָֽחַד ׃
Psalms 22:1לַמְנַצֵּחַ עַל ־ אַיֶּלֶת הַשַּׁחַר מִזְמוֹר לְדָוִֽד ׃
Psalms 30:7וַאֲנִי אָמַרְתִּי בְשַׁלְוִי בַּל ־ אֶמּוֹט לְעוֹלָֽם ׃
Psalms 44:25לָֽמָּה ־ פָנֶיךָ תַסְתִּיר תִּשְׁכַּח עָנְיֵנוּ וְֽלַחֲצֵֽנוּ ׃
Psalms 88:14וַאֲנִי ׀ אֵלֶיךָ יְהוָה שִׁוַּעְתִּי וּבַבֹּקֶר תְּֽפִלָּתִי תְקַדְּמֶֽךָּ ׃
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 →