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The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 10:1-18

Times of darkness and fear. The experiences of the psalmist may differ from ours, but by faith and sympathy we can enter into his feelings. Besides, there is always more or less of trouble. Life is full of vicissitudes. Times of darkness and of fear come to all. Not from one, but from many, the cry goes up to Heaven, "Why standest thou afar off?" I. THE COMPLAINT . ( Psalms 10:1-11 .) Why? Perplexity and fear are natural because of the silence of God. What makes his silence the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 10:1-18

The righteous God. The one grand thought which runs through this psalm and most of the Old Testament literature is that God, notwithstanding all appearances to the contrary, is a Righteous Being, and that all wickedness must be punished and overthrown. In this psalm two principal thoughts are vividly pictured forth, and a prayer. I. A COMPLAINT TO GOD OF THE DARING ATHEISM OF THE WICKED . ( Psalms 10:1-11 .) 1 . He imagines himself to be above all restraint ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 10:2

The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor . Dr. Kay translates, "Through the pride of the wicked man the poor is set on fire;" and our Revisers, "In the pride of the wicked, the poor is hotly pursued;" and so (nearly) the LXX ; the Vulgate, Aquila, Symmachus, Kohler, Hengstenberg, and others. The Authorized Version paraphrases rather than translates; but it does not misrepresent the general sense, which is a complaint that the poor are persecuted by the wicked . Let them be taken in... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 10:1

Why standest thou afar off, O Lord? - That is, What is the reason why thou doest this? The thought upon which this is based is that God might be expected to interpose in a time of trouble, and that His aid might then be looked for. Yet, in this case, He seemed to be an indifferent spectator of the sorrows and afflictions of the wronged and oppressed. This filled the mind of the writer with surprise, and he could not account for it, especially in view of the character of the person or persons... read more

Albert Barnes

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

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 persecuted the poor, in the case referred to, was to be traced to his pride, haughtiness, ambition; that is, in pursuing his own selfish and ambitious purposes, he became utterly regardless of the rights and comforts of others. He esteemed their interest and happiness as unworthy of regard in... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 10:1

Psalms 10:1. Why standest thou afar off As one unconcerned in the indignities offered to thy name, and the injuries done to thy people? Why hidest thou thyself Withdrawest thy presence and aid, and the light of thy countenance which was wont to shine upon us? Why art thou as a person concealing himself, so as not to be found of those who would petition for aid or counsel? In times of trouble? When we most need thy pity and succour. Do not add affliction to the afflicted. God’s... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 10:2

Psalms 10:2. 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 earnestness and burning fury, as the verb דלק , dalak, here used, signifies: as if he had said, The use which he makes of that power and authority to which thou hast advanced him is to persecute those whom he ought to protect and cherish. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 10:1-18

Psalms 9-10 God fights for the oppressedIn Psalms 9:0 and 10 we meet another kind of Hebrew verse, the acrostic. (Other acrostics are Psalms 25, 34, 37, 111, 112, 119 and 145.) In an acrostic the first word of each verse (or stanza) begins with a different letter of the 22-letter Hebrew alphabet, moving in order, so to speak, ‘from A to Z’. The acrostic in this case moves unbroken through Psalms 9:0 and 10, indicating that originally they probably formed one psalm. The absence of a heading to... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 10:1

Why . . . ? Figure of speech Erotesis . App-6 . times of trouble = the great time of tribulation. Compare Psalms 9:9 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 10:2

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 . read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 10:1-18

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 10:1-18

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 10:2

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 10:1

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

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 10:1

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 10:2

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 10:1-18

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 10:1

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 10:2

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