Psalms 10 · Verse 2

Psalms 10:2

The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.
Psalms 10:2, King James Version

Psalms 10:2 in other translations

BSBIn pride the wicked pursue the needy; let them be caught in the schemes they devise.
WEBIn arrogance, the wicked hunt down the weak. They are caught in the schemes that they devise.
ASVIn the pride of the wicked the poor is hotly pursued; Let them be taken in the devices that they have conceived.
YLTThrough the pride of the wicked, Is the poor inflamed, They are caught in devices that they devised.
DARBYThe wicked, in his pride, doth hotly pursue the afflicted. They shall be taken in the devices that they have imagined.
BBEThe evil-doer in his pride is cruel to the poor; let him be taken by the tricks of his invention.
WebsterThe wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.

What does Psalms 10:2 mean?

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

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 2 The wicked in his pride - On no principle of nature or reason can we account for a wicked man persecuting a humble follower of God because of his religion. The devil hates godliness; and the wicked man hates it also because the devil is in his heart.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 10:1-11

God's withdrawings are very grievous to his people, especially in times of trouble. We stand afar off from God by our unbelief, and then complain that God stands afar off from us. Passionate words against bad men do more hurt than good; if we speak of their badness, let it be to the Lord in prayer; he can make them better. The sinner proudly glories in his power and success. Wicked people will not seek after God…

Read the full comment on Psalms 10:1-11 →

Psalms 10:2 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.

בְּגַאֲוַ֣תbe.ga.'a.Vatin [the] pride ofH1346
רָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'[the] wickedH7563
יִדְלַ֣קyid.Lakhe hotly pursuesH1814
עָנִ֑י'a.Ni[the] afflictedH6041
יִתָּפְשׂ֓וּ\׀yi.ta.fe.Suthey are caughtH8610
בִּמְזִמּ֖וֹתbim.zi.Motby schemesH4209
ז֣וּzuwhichH2098
חָשָֽׁבוּ\׃cha.Sha.vuthey have plannedH2803

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

Cross references for Psalms 10:2

  • Psalms 59:12

    For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips let them even be taken in their pride: and for cursing and lying which they speak.

  • Psalms 36:11

    Let not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of the wicked remove me.

  • Psalms 7:16

    His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.

  • Proverbs 5:22

    His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.

  • Psalms 31:18

    Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.

  • Psalms 119:122

    Be surety for thy servant for good: let not the proud oppress me.

  • Psalms 140:5

    The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set gins for me. Selah.

  • Isaiah 10:12-13

    Wherefore it shall come to pass, that when the Lord hath performed his whole work upon mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I will punish the fruit of the stout heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his high looks. For he saith, By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom; for I am prudent: and I have removed the bounds of the people, and have robbed their treasures, and I have put down the inhabitants like a valiant man:

  • Psalms 119:69

    The proud have forged a lie against me: but I will keep thy precepts with my whole heart.

  • Psalms 119:85

    The proud have digged pits for me, which are not after thy law.

  • Isaiah 14:16

    They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, and consider thee, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms;

  • Isaiah 14:13

    For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
The wicked, etc. Heb. In the pride of the wicked he doth,etc.
31:18; 36:11; 59:12; 119:5,69,85,122; 140:5; Ex 9:17; 18:11
Isa 10:12,13; 14:13,16; Jer 43:2
let.
7:16; 9:15,16; Pr 5:22

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

Context

  • Psalms 10:1

    Why standest thou afar off, O Lord? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?

  • Psalms 10:2

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

  • Psalms 10:3

    For the wicked boasteth of his heart’s desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the Lord abhorreth.

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Psalms 10:2 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Con arrogancia el malo persigue al pobre: serán cogidos en los artificios que han ideado.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Le méchant, dans son orgueil, poursuit ardemment l’affligé; ils seront pris dans les trames qu’ils ont ourdies.
German
Elberfelder 1871		In seinem Hochmut verfolgt der Gesetzlose hitzig den Elenden. Sie werden erhascht werden in den Anschlägen, die sie ersonnen haben.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		In Domino confido; quomodo dicitis animæ meæ: Transmigra in montem sicut passer?