Psalms 10 · Verse 15

Psalms 10:15

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

Psalms 10:15, King James Version

Psalms 10:15 in other translations

BSB	Break the arm of the wicked and evildoer; call him to account for his wickedness until none is left to be found.
WEB	Break the arm of the wicked. As for the evil man, seek out his wickedness until you find none.
ASV	Break thou the arm of the wicked; And as for the evil man, seek out his wickedness till thou find none.
YLT	Break the arm of the wicked and the evil, Seek out his wickedness, find none;
DARBY	Break thou the arm of the wicked, and as for the evil man, seek out his wickedness till thou find none.
BBE	Let the arm of the sinner and the evil-doer be broken; go on searching for his sin till there is no more.
Webster	Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man: seek out his wickedness till thou shalt find none.

What does Psalms 10:15 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

15. arm--power. till thou find none--So far from not requiting (Psa 10:11, 13), God will utterly destroy the wicked and his deeds (Psa 9:5, 6; 34:16; 37:36).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 15 Break thou the arm - Destroy his power, deprive him of his influence, that he may be no longer able to oppress. Seek out his wickedness till thou find none - All his public haunts and private ways shall be investigated; thou wilt bring all his villanies to light, and continue to inflict punishment, while there is a crime to punish. Or, "Continue to judge and punish transgressors, till not one is to be found." This agrees with the following verse.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 10:12-18

The psalmist speaks with astonishment, at the wickedness of the wicked, and at the patience and forbearance of God. God prepares the heart for prayer, by kindling holy desires, and strengthening our most holy faith, fixing the thoughts, and raising the affections, and then he graciously accepts the prayer. The preparation of the heart is from the Lord, and we must seek unto him for it. Let the poor, afflicted…

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Psalms 10:15 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

שְׁ֭בֹרShe.vorbreakH7665

זְר֣וֹעַze.Ro.a'[the] arm ofH2220

רָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'[the] wickedH7563

וָ֝רָ֗עva.Ra'and [the] evilH7451

תִּֽדְרוֹשׁ\־tid.ro.osh-you will seekH1875

רִשְׁע֥וֹrish.'Owickedness hisH7562

בַל\־val-notH1077

תִּמְצָֽא\׃tim.Tza'you will findH4672

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 10:15

Psalms 37:17
For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the Lord upholdeth the righteous.
Job 38:15
And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm shall be broken.
Zephaniah 1:12
And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with candles, and punish the men that are settled on their lees: that say in their heart, The Lord will not do good, neither will he do evil.
Psalms 7:9
Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins.
Ezekiel 30:21-22
Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and, lo, it shall not be bound up to be healed, to put a roller to bind it, to make it strong to hold the sword. Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and will break his arms, the strong, and that which was broken; and I will cause the sword to fall out of his hand.
Zechariah 11:17
Woe to the idol shepherd that leaveth the flock! the sword shall be upon his arm, and upon his right eye: his arm shall be clean dried up, and his right eye shall be utterly darkened.
Jeremiah 2:34
Also in thy skirts is found the blood of the souls of the poor innocents: I have not found it by secret search, but upon all these.
Ezekiel 23:48
Thus will I cause lewdness to cease out of the land, that all women may be taught not to do after your lewdness.
Psalms 3:7
Arise, O Lord; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly.
2 Kings 21:12-15
Therefore thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Behold, I am bringing such evil upon Jerusalem and Judah, that whosoever heareth of it, both his ears shall tingle. And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the plummet of the house of Ahab: and I will wipe Jerusalem as a man wipeth a dish, wiping it, and turning it upside down. And I will forsake the remnant of mine inheritance, and deliver them into the hand of their enemies; and they shall become a prey and a spoil to all their enemies; Because they have done that which was evil in my sight, and have provoked me to anger, since the day their fathers came forth out of Egypt, even unto this day.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Break.
3:7; 37:17; Job 38:15; Eze 30:21,22; Zec 11:17
seek.
7:9; 2Ki 21:12-15; Jer 2:34; Eze 23:48; Zep 1:12

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

Psalms 10:14
Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless.
Psalms 10:15
Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man: seek out his wickedness till thou find none.
Psalms 10:16
The Lord is King for ever and ever: the heathen are perished out of his land.

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Psalms 10:15 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Quebranta el brazo del malo: del maligno buscarás su maldad, hasta que ninguna halles.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Casse le bras du méchant, et recherche l’iniquité du méchant jusqu’à ce que tu n’en trouves plus.
German Elberfelder 1871	Zerbrich den Arm des Gesetzlosen; und der Böse-suche seine Gesetzlosigkeit, bis daß du sie nicht mehr findest!