Psalms 10:5
His ways are always grievous; thy judgments are far above out of his sight: as for all his enemies, he puffeth at them.
Psalms 10:5 in other translations
| BSB | He is secure in his ways at all times; Your lofty judgments are far from him; he sneers at all his foes. |
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| WEB | His ways are prosperous at all times. He is arrogant, and your laws are far from his sight. As for all his adversaries, he sneers at them. |
| ASV | His ways are firm at all times; Thy judgments are far above out of his sight: As for all his adversaries, he puffeth at them. |
| YLT | Pain do his ways at all times, On high are Thy judgments before him, All his adversaries--he puffeth at them. |
| DARBY | His ways always succeed; thy judgments are far above out of his sight; as for all his adversaries, he puffeth at them. |
| BBE | His ways are ever fixed; your decisions are higher than he may see: as for his haters, they are as nothing to him. |
| Webster | His ways are always grievous; thy judgments are far above out of his sight: as for all his enemies, he puffeth at them. |
What does Psalms 10:5 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 10:5-6
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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…
Psalms 10:5 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 10:5
- Isaiah 26:11
Lord, when thy hand is lifted up, they will not see: but they shall see, and be ashamed for their envy at the people; yea, the fire of thine enemies shall devour them.
- Psalms 12:5
For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the Lord; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.
- Hosea 14:9
Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the Lord are right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therein.
- Psalms 92:5-6
O Lord, how great are thy works! and thy thoughts are very deep. A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this.
- 1 Kings 20:10-11
And Ben–hadad sent unto him, and said, The gods do so unto me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people that follow me. And the king of Israel answered and said, Tell him, Let not him that girdeth on his harness boast himself as he that putteth it off.
- Romans 3:16
Destruction and misery are in their ways:
- 1 Kings 20:13
And, behold, there came a prophet unto Ahab king of Israel, saying, Thus saith the Lord, Hast thou seen all this great multitude? behold, I will deliver it into thine hand this day; and thou shalt know that I am the Lord.
- Isaiah 5:12
And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine, are in their feasts: but they regard not the work of the Lord, neither consider the operation of his hands.
- Judges 9:27
And they went out into the fields, and gathered their vineyards, and trode the grapes, and made merry, and went into the house of their god, and did eat and drink, and cursed Abimelech.
- Hosea 9:9
They have deeply corrupted themselves, as in the days of Gibeah: therefore he will remember their iniquity, he will visit their sins.
- Proverbs 15:24
The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.
- 2 Samuel 5:6
And the king and his men went to Jerusalem unto the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land: which spake unto David, saying, Except thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither: thinking, David cannot come in hither.
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Context
- Psalms 10:4
The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts.
- Psalms 10:5
His ways are always grievous; thy judgments are far above out of his sight: as for all his enemies, he puffeth at them.
- Psalms 10:6
He hath said in his heart, I shall not be moved: for I shall never be in adversity.
Psalms 10:5 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Sus caminos son viciosos en todo tiempo: tus juicios los tiene muy lejos de su vista: echa bocanadas en orden á todos sus enemigos. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Ses voies réussissent en tout temps; tes jugements sont trop hauts pour être devant lui; il souffle contre tous ses adversaires. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Es gelingen seine Wege allezeit; hoch sind deine Gerichte, weit von ihm entfernt; alle seine Widersacher-er bläst sie an. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Dominus in templo sancto suo; Dominus in cælo sedes ejus. Oculi ejus in pauperem respiciunt; palpebræ ejus interrogant filios hominum. |