So the Septuagint. The assault is a πύρωσις, 1 Peter 4:12. This one proof is enough to condemn the prisoner at the bar. Many Hebrew mss and the ancient Greek version (LXX) combine Psalms 9 and 10 into a single psalm. The futures describe what usually takes place. But stay, another witness desires to be sworn and heard. The accusation divides itself into two distinct charges, -- pride and tyranny; the one the root and cause of the other. The important change is in verse 23. imagined. The wicked in his pride doth persecute, &c.] Heb. In practical terms, it means that in pursuing personal desires, the proud person has no regard for the needs and comforts of others. Psalm 10:2. of Jesus by antichrist, as here in Queen Mary's days; and which But other than that, Psalm 10:2 seems to be pretty literal. wicked the poor is burned", or "the poor burns" F20: which Psalm 10:2 The second verse contains the formal indictment against the wicked: "The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor." 2020 Oct 02 . Let them be caught in the evil they plan for others. Psalm 10:2, CSB : "In arrogance the wicked relentlessly pursue their victims; let them be caught in the schemes they have devised." The plural form of the verb is used here, but it is not certain that the psalmist had more than one enemy in view, for on expressing his feelings toward that one enemy he may have designed to use language which would be applicable to all in similar circumstances. ), and that out of his pride, the true cause of persecution, whatever else is pretended. 13:21 ) ; Some render the words, "through the pride of the when thou shalt be made to drink of the winecup which thou thyself hast filled to the brim with the blood of saints. He "runs over" people. Psalm 102 is the 102nd psalm of the Book of Psalms, generally known in English by its first verse, in the King James Version, "Hear my prayer, O LORD, and let my cry come unto thee. Please enter your email address associated with your Salem All-Pass account, then click Continue. 10:12 ) ; but is all along describing the wickedness of the contradict his will, or dissent from him. psalmist is not yet come to petitions, nor does he until ( Psalms 10:2 The wicked in [his] pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined. The wicked really do persecute the poor. For by the insolent treatment of the ungodly the poor burns with fear (Ges., Stier, Hupf. Verse 2. Prof. Alexander renders this, "burns the sufferer." of his spiritual poverty; or he is so called because "afflicted", EXPOSITION. Proud member
Horsley renders it, "In the exaltation of the impious one the helpless is consumed." The wicked arrogantly hunt down the poor. I doubt whether, without apostolic teaching, any of us would have had the boldness to understand it; for in many respects it is the most remarkable of all the Psalms--the Psalm of "THE AFFLICTED ONE" --while his soul is overwhelmed within him in ⦠"For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire." ASV. ... and yet He displayed an incredible insight into even the most complex meanings of Holy Scripture. KJ21. perdition, antichrist, the great persecutor of Christ's poor The title of this psalm is A Prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed and pours out his complaint before the LORD. (t) "Incenditur", V. L. "ardet", Tigurine version, Muis, Cocceius. 3 For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the Lord abhorreth. Salem Media Group. See Psalm 10:2 with its adjacent verses in boldbelow. The first testifies that he is a boaster. Do not hide your face from me when I am in distress. as the word signifies; and he is afflicted because he is poor: The second verse contains the formal indictment against the wicked: The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor. Compare Psalm 5:10, note; Psalm 7:15-16, notes. The "poor" is the good and gracious man, who is commonly poor in October 2 . Wisdom from the Psalms 10/2. The word F19 Psalm 10:2-11 New International Version (NIV) 2 In his arrogance the wicked man hunts down the weak, who are caught in the schemes he devises. This adjective (BDB 319, KB 319) occurs only in this chapter in the Psalms, and only three times in all the OT. AMP. Wicked people will not seek after God, that is, will not call upon him. 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 spiritual poverty; or he is so called because "afflicted", as the word signifies; and he is afflicted because he is poor: these two characters generally go together. Psalms 10:2 - The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined. this world's things, and is sensibly poor in spirit, or sensible This is essentially what parallelism in poetry is, but I have found that it goes much further than that â much further. Let us, however, hear the witnesses one by one. which they have devised for the hurt of others, as they are, or poor Psalm 10 # sn Psalm 10. NASB (UPDATED) TEXT: PSALM 10:12-15 12 Arise, O Lord; O God, lift up Your hand. Hebrews 1:10 makes God say these words to Jesus. He is a very silly boaster, for he glories in a mere desire: a very brazen-faced boaster, for that desire is villainy; and a most abandoned sinner, to boast of that which is his shame. Properly, to plait or interpenetrate, i.e., (literally) to weave or (generally) to fabricate; figuratively, to plot or contrive (usually in a malicious sense); hence (from the mental effort) to think, regard, value, compute. Doth persecute the poor - עני ידלק yidelaq ‛ânı̂y. In 1 Kings 10:2, the Queen of Sheba comes to Jerusalem with âa very great train,â which refers to her large retinue or entourage. to death by them. This afflicted one borrowed his tone and some of his phrasing from Job, who is the Old Testamentâs greatest example of affliction. The poet asks why in the present hopeless condition of affairs (on בצּרה vid., on Psalm 9:10) Jahve stands in the distance (בּרחוק, only here, instead of מרחוק), as an idle spectator, and why does He cover (תּעלּים with orthophonic Dagesh, in order that it may not be pronounced תּעלים), viz., His eyes, so as not to see the desperate condition of His people, or also His ears (Lamentations 3:56) so as not to hear their supplication. They have many thoughts, many objects and devices, but think not of the Lord in any of them; they have no submission to his will, nor aim for his glory.