Psalms 10
Psalms 10 is part of “Book I: The Genesis Book” (1–41) in the outline of Psalms.
Psalms 10 summary
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 (Psa 10:1-11). II.
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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 (Psa 10:1-11). II. He prays to God to appear against them for the relief of his people and comforts himself with hopes that he would do so in due time (Psa 10:12-18).
Source: Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (1706–21; Romans–Revelation completed by Nonconformist ministers). Public domain. Digital text: Free Use Bible API (bible.helloao.org).
Psalms 10 (GNV)
Geneva Bible 1599 (public domain)
Why Do You Stand Far Away?
1Why standest thou farre off, O Lord, and hidest thee in due time, euen in affliction? 2The wicked with pride doeth persecute the poore: let them be taken in the craftes that they haue imagined. 3For the wicked hath made boast of his owne heartes desire, and the couetous blesseth himselfe: he contemneth the Lord. 4The wicked is so proude that hee seeketh not for God: hee thinketh alwayes, There is no God. 5His wayes alway prosper: thy iudgements are hie aboue his sight: therefore defieth he all his enemies. 6He saith in his heart, I shall neuer be moued, nor be in danger. 7His mouth is full of cursing and deceite and fraude: vnder his tongue is mischiefe and iniquitie. 8He lieth in waite in the villages: in the secret places doeth hee murder the innocent: his eyes are bent against the poore. 9He lyeth in waite secretly, euen as a lyon in his denne: he lyeth in waite to spoyle the poore: he doeth spoyle the poore, when he draweth him into his net. 10He croucheth and boweth: therefore heaps of the poore doe fall by his might. 11He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten, he hideth away his face, and will neuer see. 12Arise, O Lord God: lift vp thine hande: forget not the poore. 13Wherefore doeth the wicked contemne God? he saith in his heart, Thou wilt not regard. 14Yet thou hast seene it: for thou beholdest mischiefe and wrong, that thou mayest take it into thine handes: the poore committeth himselfe vnto thee: for thou art the helper of the fatherlesse. 15Breake thou the arme of the wicked and malicious: searche his wickednes, and thou shalt finde none. 16The Lord is King for euer and euer: the heathen are destroyed foorth of his land. 17Lord, thou hast heard the desire of the poore: thou preparest their heart: thou bendest thine eare to them, 18To iudge the fatherlesse and poore, that earthly man cause to feare no more.