Psalms 112 · Verse 10

Psalms 112:10

The wicked shall see it, and be grieved; he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: the desire of the wicked shall perish.
Psalms 112:10, King James Version

Psalms 112:10 in other translations

BSBThe wicked man will see and be grieved; he will gnash his teeth and waste away; the desires of the wicked will perish.
WEBThe wicked will see it, and be grieved. He shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away. The desire of the wicked will perish.
ASVThe wicked shall see it, and be grieved; He shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: The desire of the wicked shall perish.
YLTThe wicked seeth, and hath been angry, His teeth he gnasheth, and hath melted, The desire of the wicked doth perish!
DARBYThe wicked man shall see it and be vexed; he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: the desire of the wicked shall perish.
BBEThe sinner will see it with grief; he will be wasted away with envy; the desire of the evil-doers will come to nothing.
WebsterThe wicked shall see it, and be grieved; he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: the desire of the wicked shall perish.

What does Psalms 112:10 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
10. Disappointed in their malevolent wishes by the prosperity of the pious, the wicked are punished by the working of their evil passions, and come to naught.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 10 The wicked shall see it - רשע rasha, the wicked one. Some think Satan is meant. It is distinguished from רשעים reshaim, wicked men, in the conclusion of the verse. Shall gnash with his teeth - Through spite and ill will. And melt away - Through envy and hopeless expectation of similar good; for his desire in reference to himself and in reference to him who is the object of his envy, shall perish - shall come to nothing.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Psalms 112:10 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.

רָ֘שָׁ֤עra.Sha'a wicked [person]H7563
יִרְאֶ֨ה\׀yir.'Ehhe will seeH7200
וְכָעָ֗סve.kha.'Asand he will be angryH3707
שִׁנָּ֣יוshi.Navteeth hisH8127
יַחֲרֹ֣קya.cha.Rokhe will gnashH2786
וְנָמָ֑סve.na.Masand he will melt awayH4549
תַּאֲוַ֖תta.'a.Vat[the] desire ofH8378
רְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'Imwicked [people]H7563
תֹּאבֵֽד\׃to.Vedit will perishH6

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

Cross references for Psalms 112:10

  • Proverbs 10:28

    The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.

  • Psalms 58:7-8

    Let them melt away as waters which run continually: when he bendeth his bow to shoot his arrows, let them be as cut in pieces. As a snail which melteth, let every one of them pass away: like the untimely birth of a woman, that they may not see the sun.

  • Job 8:13

    So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite’s hope shall perish:

  • Luke 13:28

    There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out.

  • Psalms 37:12

    The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.

  • Psalms 86:17

    Shew me a token for good; that they which hate me may see it, and be ashamed: because thou, Lord, hast holpen me, and comforted me.

  • Proverbs 11:7

    When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish: and the hope of unjust men perisheth.

  • Matthew 22:13

    Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

  • Revelation 16:10-11

    And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain, And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds.

  • Luke 16:23-26

    And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame. But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented. And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence.

  • Esther 6:11-12

    Then took Haman the apparel and the horse, and arrayed Mordecai, and brought him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaimed before him, Thus shall it be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour. And Mordecai came again to the king’s gate. But Haman hasted to his house mourning, and having his head covered.

  • Matthew 8:12

    But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
wicked.
Es 6:11,12; Isa 65:13,14; Lu 13:28; 16:23
gnash.
37:12; Mt 22:13; Re 16:10,11
melt.
58:7,8
desire.
Pr 10:28; 11:7; Lu 16:24-26

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Context

  • Psalms 112:9

    He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; his righteousness endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honour.

  • Psalms 112:10

    The wicked shall see it, and be grieved; he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: the desire of the wicked shall perish.

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Psalms 112:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Verálo el impío, y se despechará; crujirá los dientes, y se repudrirá: perecerá el deseo de los impíos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Le méchant le verra, et en aura du dépit; il grincera des dents et se fondra; le désir des méchants périra.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Der Gesetzlose wird es sehen und sich ärgern; mit seinen Zähnen wird er knirschen und vergehen; das Begehren der Gesetzlosen wird untergehen.