Psalms 10:3
For the lawless one hath boasted over the longing of his soul, and, the robber, hath blasphemed Yahweh.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
For the wicked boasteth of his heart’s desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the LORD abhorreth.
In Context
Cross References
Leviticus 26:30And I will destroy your high places And cut down your sun-pillars, And cast your carcases upon the carcases of your manufactured gods,—Thus shall my soul abhor you.
Deuteronomy 32:19When Yahweh saw, he derided,—Because his sons and his daughters gave provocation.
1 Samuel 23:21Then said Saul, Blessed, be ye, of Yahweh,—because ye have taken pity upon me.
Job 31:24If I made gold my stay, and, to precious metal, said, My confidence!
Psalms 35:21Yea they have opened wide against me their mouth, They have said, Aha! Aha! our own eye, hath seen!
Psalms 49:11Their, inward thought, is that their houses are for times age-abiding, Their habitations, for generation after generation,—They give their own names unto lands!
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 →