Psalms 10:2 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ The wickeda in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined. ”

Psalms 10:2 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The wicked in his pride - Margin: “In the pride of the wicked he doth.” The margin is a literal translation of the Hebrew; but the sense is the same. The meaning is, that the fact that the wicked...
Psalms 10:2 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

9 and 10. Yahweh the Refuge of His People. These two Pss., divided in MT, were originally one, This is proved by the fact that they are one in LXX. and Vulg., by the absence of title over Psalms 10...
Psalms 10:2 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

The wicked . a lawless one. Hebrew. r asha". App-44. persecute . hotly pursue. the poor . an oppressed one. Compare Psalms 10:18 , and Psalms 9:9 . Hebrew. 'ani. See note on Proverbs 6:11...
Psalms 10:2 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

2. The ungodly in his pride, etc Before uttering his prayer against the ungodly, the Psalmist briefly sets forth their wickedness in cruelly vexing the afflicted, for no other reason but bec...
Psalms 10:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined. The wicked in his pride - On no principle of nature or reason can we account for a wicked...
Psalms 10:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined. The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor. So Lamentations 4:19 uses the sam...
Psalms 10:2 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

This Ps. has no title. Its relationship to Psalms 9 has been discussed in intro. to that Ps. It reflects a time of great social disorder, in which wickedness and violence are rampant, and the right...
Psalms 10:2 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

The wicked. — Better, in the pride of the wicked, the sufferer burns. (So LXX., Aquila, Symmachus, and Vulg.) Not to be taken of indignation felt by the sufferers, but literally of the affliction...
Psalms 10:2 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 10:1-18 Psalms 9:1-20 ; Psalms 10:1-18 are alike in their imperfectly acrostic structure, the occurrence of certain phrases- e.g. , the very uncommon expression for "times of trouble,"...
Psalms 10:2 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

God Will not Forget the Lowly Psalms 10:1-18 The malice of our foes, and especially of Satan, is powerfully described, Psalms 10:1-11 . Now it is the venom beneath the serpent's tongue, Psalm...
Psalms 10:2 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

In the Septuagint and other versions, probably the ancient Hebrew, Psalms 9:1-20 ; Psa 10:1-18 appear as one. There is a clear connection between them, but it is that of contrast. In the former the...
Psalms 10:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Here is an awful description in part of the ungodly, as it concerns God's people, how his hatred against God is manifested. There is, there must be, an everlasting and irreconcilable enmity in the se...
Psalms 10:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

The wicked in [his] pride doth persecute the poor ,.... The "poor" is the good and gracious man, who is commonly poor in this world's things, and is sensibly poor in spirit, or sensible of his spiri...
Psalms 10:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

The wicked in [his] pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined. Ver. 2. The wicked in his pride doth persecute, &c. ] Heb. hotly pursueth (εμπυριζε...
Psalms 10:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The wicked in his pride The pride of his heart which makes him forget God, despise the poor, and oppress others: Hebrew, בגאות, begaa-vath, in his exaltation; doth persecute the poor With great e...
Psalms 10:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Character of the Wicked; The Character of Persecutors. 1 Why standest thou afar off, O L ORD ? why hidest thou t...
Psalms 10:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

In his pride; through pride of heart; which makes him forget God, Psalms 10:4 , and despise the poor, and oppress others, either because they oppose or dislike his wicked courses, or that he may...
Psalms 10:2 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘Why do you stand far off, O YHWH? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble? As a result of the arrogance of the unrighteous the poor is hotly pursued; They are taken (or ‘Let them be taken')...
Psalms 10:2 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION “This psalm seems to belong to the time of the Captivity, or the return of the captives. It was probably made in reference to Sanballat, and the other enemies of the Jews. There is a gr...
Psalms 10:2 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 10:1 . Why standest thou afar off, oh Lord? This is the prayer of David against some very wicked and neighbouring prince, who through pride and thirst for gold, was lurking like a lion, and...
Psalms 10:2 - The Biblical Illustrator

Why standest Thou afar off, O Lord? A theological difficulty, a haughty impiety, an earnest prayer I. A theological difficulty. “Why standest Thou afar off, O Lord?” Some great enormity was no...
Psalms 10:2 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION This psalm is to some extent connected with the preceding one, but not very closely. It has turns of expression which are identical, and not common elsewhere; e.g. "in times of trou...
Psalms 10:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Prayer against the Enemy of the Church. Luther writes in his summary of this psalm: "This is a psalm of prayer which complains about the arch-enemy of the kingdom of Christ, that is, Antichrist, w...
Psalms 10:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Exodus 18:11 ; Exodus 9:17 ; Isaiah 10:12 ; Isaiah 10:13 ; Isaiah 14:13 ; Isaiah 14:16 ; Jeremiah 43:2 ; Proverbs 5:22 ; Psalms 119:122 ; Psalms 119:5 ; Psalms 119:69 ; Psalms 119:85 ; P...

Psalms 10:2 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 10:2 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 10:2 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Psalms 10:2 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 10:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 10:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 10:2 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 10:2 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 10:2 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 10:2 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 10:2 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 10:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 10:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 10:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 10:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 10:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 10:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 10:2 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 10:2 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 10:2 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 10:2 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 10:2 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 10:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 10:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge