1 Why, O LORD, do You stand far off? Why do You hide in times of trouble? 2 In pride the wicked pursue the needy; let them be caught in the schemes they devise. 3 For the wicked man boasts in the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD. 4 In his pride the wicked man does not seek Him; in all his schemes there is no God. 5 He is secure in his ways at all times; Your lofty judgments are far from him; he sneers at all his foes. 6 He says to himself, “I will not be moved; from age to age I am free of distress.” 7 His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and violence; trouble and malice are under his tongue. 8 He lies in wait near the villages; in ambush he slays the innocent; his eyes watch in stealth for the helpless. 9 He lies in wait like a lion in a thicket; he lurks to seize the oppressed; he catches the lowly in his net. 10 They are crushed and beaten down; the hapless fall prey to his strength. 11 He says to himself, “God has forgotten; He hides His face and never sees.” 12 Arise, O LORD! Lift up Your hand, O God! Do not forget the helpless. 13 Why has the wicked man renounced God? He says to himself, “You will never call me to account.” 14 But You have regarded trouble and grief; You see to repay it by Your hand. The victim entrusts himself to You; You are the helper of the fatherless. 15 Break the arm of the wicked and evildoer; call him to account for his wickedness until none is left to be found. 16 The LORD is King forever and ever; the nations perish from His land. 17 You have heard, O LORD, the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their hearts. You will incline Your ear, 18 to vindicate the fatherless and oppressed, that the men of the earth may strike terror no more.
Psalms · Berean Standard Bible
Psalm 10 Berean Standard Bible
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Notes on this text (1)
- Greek and Latin Bibles number most Psalms one lower than Hebrew and English Bibles.
Cross references (18)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Psalm 22:1; Psalm 27:9; Psalm 13:1–3; Jeremiah 14:8; Psalm 44:24
- 2 Psalm 59:12; Psalm 36:11; Psalm 7:16; Proverbs 5:22; Psalm 31:18
- 3 Psalm 94:4; Luke 12:19; Zechariah 11:5–8; Micah 6:10–12; Job 31:24
- 4 Psalm 14:1–2; Romans 1:28; Acts 8:22; Genesis 6:5; Deuteronomy 8:14
- 5 Isaiah 26:11; Psalm 12:5; Hosea 14:9; Psalm 92:5–6; 1 Kings 20:10–11
- 6 Ecclesiastes 8:11; Matthew 24:48; Isaiah 56:12; Revelation 18:7; Psalm 11:1
- 7 Psalm 7:14; Psalm 140:9; Psalm 140:3; Psalm 59:12; Psalm 64:3
- 8 Habakkuk 3:14; Jeremiah 22:17; 1 Samuel 22:18; 1 Samuel 23:23; Psalm 17:11
- 9 Psalm 17:12; Psalm 59:3; Micah 7:2; Psalm 35:10; Amos 2:6–7
- 10 1 Samuel 18:21–26; 1 Samuel 23:21–22; 2 Samuel 15:5; 1 Samuel 2:36
- 11 Ezekiel 8:12; Psalm 94:7; Psalm 73:11; Psalm 10:6; Ezekiel 9:9
- 12 Micah 5:9; Psalm 94:2; Psalm 9:12; Psalm 17:7; Isaiah 33:10
- 13 Luke 10:16; Numbers 11:20; Psalm 74:18; 1 Thessalonians 4:8; 2 Chronicles 24:22
- 14 Psalm 68:5; Psalm 55:22; Psalm 146:9; Deuteronomy 10:18; 1 Peter 4:19
- 15 Psalm 37:17; Job 38:15; Zephaniah 1:12; Psalm 7:9; Ezekiel 30:21–22
- 16 Jeremiah 10:10; Psalm 29:10; 1 Timothy 1:17; Psalm 145:13; Deuteronomy 8:20
- 17 Psalm 145:19; 2 Chronicles 34:27; Psalm 34:15; 1 Peter 3:12; Isaiah 65:24
- 18 Psalm 9:9; Psalm 82:3; Isaiah 11:4; 1 Corinthians 15:47–48; Psalm 17:14
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What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
How these were chosen
“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
The inscription of this Psalm is, "To the end for the hidden things of the Son, a Psalm of David himself." As to the hidden things of the Son there may be a question: but since he has not added whose, the very only-begotten Son of God should be understood.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)
For, as our Scriptures say, "the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the Lord abhorreth." Away, then, with these deceitful masks, these deluding whitewashes, that things may be truthfully seen and scrutinized.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)
For, saith Scripture, "Through the multitude of his anger he will not seek" (after God). (Ps.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 11 (1889)