Psalms 10:15 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Bible Comments

Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man: seek out his wickedness till thou find none.

Break thou the arm of the wicked - the instrument wherewith he oppressed the godly.

And the evil (man): seek out his wickedness (until) thou find none - search it out for judgment so completely that not one sinner, and not one sin, shall remain that shall not be 'required' for punishment. Thus, the heart-delusion of the ungodly shall be forever confuted (Psalms 10:13), "Thou wilt not require it." Compare Psalms 37:35-36. The accents connect "and the evil man" (as a nominative absolute) with the second clause, 'and (as for) the evil man, seek out his wickedness (until) thou find none.' A piece of covert railery. It is true as thou (the ungodly man) sayest, Thy sin shall not be found (Psalms 10:11), but not because God will not find it out, but because it shall be so completely extirpated from the earth that there shall be no more left to find. This shall only be accomplished when Christ shall "gather out of His kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity" (Matthew 13:41). So Psalms 9:6.

Psalms 10:15

15 Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man: seek out his wickedness till thou find none.