Psalms 10:2

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

In pride the wicked pursue the needy; let them be caught in the schemes they devise.

American Standard Version (1901)

In the pride of the wicked the poor is hotly pursued; Let them be taken in the devices that they have conceived.

Bible in Basic English

The evil-doer in his pride is cruel to the poor; let him be taken by the tricks of his invention.

Free Bible Version

The wicked chase down the poor with impunity. May they be trapped by the evil schemes they themselves invented.

Geneva Bible 1599

The wicked with pride doeth persecute the poore: let them be taken in the craftes that they haue imagined.

King James (Authorized) Version

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

One Unity Resource Bible

In arrogance, the wicked hunt down the weak. They are caught in the schemes that they devise.

Translation for Translators

People who are proud gladly cause poor people to suffer. So cause what they do to others to happen to them! May they be caught in the same traps that they set to catch others [MET]!

Unlocked Literal Bible

Because of their arrogance, wicked people chase the oppressed; but please let the wicked be trapped by their own schemes that they have devised.

Noah Webster Bible

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

World English Bible

In arrogance, the wicked hunt down the weak. They are caught in the schemes that they devise.

Young's Literal Translation

Through the pride of the wicked, Is the poor inflamed, They are caught in devices that they devised.

Context

The Perils of the Pilgrim

¹Why, O LORD, do You stand far off? Why do You hide in times of trouble? ²In pride the wicked pursue the needy; let them be caught in the schemes they devise.

Sermons

Pride and Shame or Humility and Wisdom

Bob Hoekstra

Pride

J.C. Philpot

Summary

This verse reflects on the arrogance and wickedness of the wicked, who in their pride pursue their own desires and oppress the weak and needy. It highlights the injustice and cruelty that often characterize the actions of those who do not fear God. The psalmist laments the apparent success of the wicked and their lack of regard for God's authority, questioning why they seem to prosper while causing harm to others. Ultimately, this verse serves as a reminder of the importance of trusting in God's justice and sovereignty, even in the face of apparent injustice and oppression.

Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill
Tyndale

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

Literally, "In pride of the wicked they (the poor or humble, Psa 10:17; Psa 12:5) shall be taken in the devices they (the proud) have imagined."

John Gill Bible Commentary

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 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. The "wicked" man is the wicked one, the lawless one, the man of sin, and son of perdition, antichrist, the great persecutor of Christ's poor saints and faithful witnesses, more or less, ever since he has been in power; and which arises from the "pride" of his heart, not bearing that any should refuse to pay homage to him, contradict his will, or dissent from him. The word (s) signifies to follow after, to pursue, as Jarchi, Aben Ezra, Kimchi, and Ben Melech, interpret it; and "to pursue hotly", as it is rendered in Gen 31:36; and denotes the vehemence and heat of his wrath and fury, with which antichrist persecutes the followers of the Lamb; hence persecution is compared to the heat of the sun, Mat 13:6; Some render the words, "through the pride of the wicked the poor is burned", or "the poor burns" (t): which may be understood either literally, of the burning of the martyrs of Jesus by antichrist, as here in Queen Mary's days; and which was foretold, that some of the saints should fall by flame, as well as by sword, captivity, and spoil; and to which that part of the description of Christ answers, whose feet are said to be like fine brass, as if it burned in a furnace; and which is prefaced to the epistle to the church at Thyatira, which is an emblem of the apostate church: see Dan 11:33; or figuratively, of the poor saints burning with grief at the pride and wickedness of the man of sin, and with zeal for the honour and glory of God; see Co2 11:29, Sol 8:6; let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined: we read the words as a petition; and so the sense is, let the wicked persecutors be taken in the wicked and crafty schemes which they have devised for the hurt of others, as they are, or will be; see Psa 9:15. But the psalmist is not yet come to petitions, nor does he until Psa 10:12; but is all along describing the wickedness of the wicked one. It seems better therefore to render the words as do the Septuagint and Vulgate Latin versions, "they are taken in the devices that they have imagined": and the meaning is, that the poor, who are persecuted by the wicked, are taken by their crafty schemes they lay for them, as Jarchi interprets it, and are put to death by them. So these words show the issue and event of persecution: and this sense best agrees with the boasted success of the wicked man Psa 10:3. (s) "fervide persequitur", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator; "ferventer", Gejerus; so Ainsworth. (t) "Incenditur", V. L. "ardet", Tigurine version, Muis, Cocceius.

Psalms 10:2

The Perils of the Pilgrim

¹Why, O LORD, do You stand far off? Why do You hide in times of trouble? ²In pride the wicked pursue the needy; let them be caught in the schemes they devise.

Scripture
Sermons
Commentary

Berean Standard Bible

In pride the wicked pursue the needy; let them be caught in the schemes they devise.

American Standard Version (1901)

In the pride of the wicked the poor is hotly pursued; Let them be taken in the devices that they have conceived.

Bible in Basic English

The evil-doer in his pride is cruel to the poor; let him be taken by the tricks of his invention.

Free Bible Version

The wicked chase down the poor with impunity. May they be trapped by the evil schemes they themselves invented.

Geneva Bible 1599

The wicked with pride doeth persecute the poore: let them be taken in the craftes that they haue imagined.

King James (Authorized) Version

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

One Unity Resource Bible

In arrogance, the wicked hunt down the weak. They are caught in the schemes that they devise.

Translation for Translators

People who are proud gladly cause poor people to suffer. So cause what they do to others to happen to them! May they be caught in the same traps that they set to catch others [MET]!

Unlocked Literal Bible

Because of their arrogance, wicked people chase the oppressed; but please let the wicked be trapped by their own schemes that they have devised.

Noah Webster Bible

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

World English Bible

In arrogance, the wicked hunt down the weak. They are caught in the schemes that they devise.

Young's Literal Translation

Through the pride of the wicked, Is the poor inflamed, They are caught in devices that they devised.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill
Tyndale

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

Literally, "In pride of the wicked they (the poor or humble, Psa 10:17; Psa 12:5) shall be taken in the devices they (the proud) have imagined."

John Gill Bible Commentary

Psalms 10:2

Verse

Context

The Perils of the Pilgrim

Sermons

Summary

Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary

Tyndale Open Study Notes

Psalms 10:2

The Perils of the Pilgrim

Pride and Shame or Humility and Wisdom

Pride

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary

Tyndale Open Study Notes