Focused Passage

Psalms 10:12-18

Why, LORD? The Arrogance of the Wicked and the King Who Hears the Afflicted

Hiddenness lament -> wickedness exposed -> false security diagnosed -> predatory violence described -> divine intervention requested -> God’s seeing confessed -> eternal kingship declared -> afflicted heard and defended

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

12 Arise, O LORD! Lift up Your hand, O God! Do not forget the helpless.

13 Why has the wicked man renounced God? He says to himself, “You will never call me to account.”

14 But You have regarded trouble and grief; You see to repay it by Your hand. The victim entrusts himself to You; You are the helper of the fatherless.

15 Break the arm of the wicked and evildoer; call him to account for his wickedness until none is left to be found.

16 The LORD is King forever and ever; the nations perish from His land.

17 You have heard, O LORD, the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their hearts. You will incline Your ear,

18 to vindicate the fatherless and oppressed, that the men of the earth may strike terror no more.

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References and Original Words

Verse 12

Cross-references

Psalms 12:5 Classic cross-references Psalms 13:1 Classic cross-references Psalms 17:7 Classic cross-references Psalms 3:7 Classic cross-references Micah 5:9 Classic cross-references

Original words

Arise קוּמָ֤ה H6965 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular O LORD יְהוָ֗ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular Lift up נְשָׂ֣א H5375 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Your hand יָדֶ֑ךָ H3027 Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular O God אֵ֭ל H410 Noun - masculine singular Do not אַל־ H408 Adverb forget תִּשְׁכַּ֥ח H7911 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular the helpless עֲנִיִּים׃ H6041 Adjective - masculine plural

Verse 13

Cross-references

Luke 10:16 Classic cross-references 1 Thessalonians 4:8 Classic cross-references 2 Chronicles 24:22 Classic cross-references 2 Samuel 12:9 Classic cross-references Genesis 4:9 Classic cross-references

Original words

Why עַל־ H5921 Preposition . . . מֶ֤ה׀ H4100 Interrogative has the wicked man רָשָׁ֥ע׀ H7563 Adjective - masculine singular renounced נִאֵ֖ץ H5006 Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular God אֱלֹהִ֑ים H430 Noun - masculine plural He says אָמַ֥ר H559 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular to himself בְּ֝לִבּ֗וֹ H3820 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular You will never לֹ֣א H3808 Adverb - Negative particle call [me] to account תִּדְרֹֽשׁ׃ H1875 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular

Verse 14

Cross-references

Psalms 68:5 Classic cross-references Job 11:11 Classic cross-references Hosea 14:3 Classic cross-references Psalms 109:31 Classic cross-references Psalms 146:9 Classic cross-references

Original words

But כִּֽי־ H3588 Conjunction You אַתָּ֤ה׀ H859 Pronoun - second person masculine singular have regarded רָאִ֡תָה H7200 Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular trouble עָ֘מָ֤ל H5999 Noun - masculine singular and grief וָכַ֨עַס׀ H3708 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular You see תַּבִּיט֮ H5027 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular to repay [it] לָתֵ֪ת H5414 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct by Your hand בְּיָ֫דֶ֥ךָ H3027 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular The victim חֵלֶ֑כָה H2489 Noun - feminine singular entrusts himself יַעֲזֹ֣ב H5800 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular to You עָ֭לֶיךָ H5921 Preposition | second person masculine singular You אַתָּ֤ה׀ H859 Pronoun - second person masculine singular are הָיִ֬יתָ H1961 Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular the helper עוֹזֵֽר׃ H5826 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular of the fatherless יָ֝ת֗וֹם H3490 Noun - masculine singular

Verse 15

Cross-references

Psalms 37:17 Classic cross-references Job 38:15 Classic cross-references Luke 18:7 Classic cross-references Zephaniah 1:12 Classic cross-references Psalms 7:9 Classic cross-references

Original words

Break שְׁ֭בֹר H7665 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular the arm זְר֣וֹעַ H2220 Noun - feminine singular construct of the wicked רָשָׁ֑ע H7563 Adjective - masculine singular and evildoer וָ֝רָ֗ע H7451 Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular call him to account תִּֽדְרוֹשׁ־ H1875 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular for his wickedness רִשְׁע֥וֹ H7562 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular until none is left בַל־ H1077 Adverb to be found תִּמְצָֽא׃ H4672 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular

Verse 16

Cross-references

Psalms 146:10 Classic cross-references Matthew 6:13 Classic cross-references Psalms 29:10 Classic cross-references Exodus 15:18 Classic cross-references 1 Timothy 1:17 Classic cross-references

Original words

The LORD יְהוָ֣ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular is King מֶ֭לֶךְ H4428 Noun - masculine singular construct forever עוֹלָ֣ם H5769 Noun - masculine singular and ever וָעֶ֑ד H5703 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular the nations ג֝וֹיִ֗ם H1471 Noun - masculine plural perish אָבְד֥וּ H6 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural from His land מֵֽאַרְצֽוֹ׃ H776 Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular

Verse 17

Cross-references

Matthew 7:7 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 29:12 Classic cross-references James 5:16 Classic cross-references Psalms 91:15 Classic cross-references Psalms 34:6 Classic cross-references

Original words

You have heard שָׁמַ֣עְתָּ H8085 Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular O LORD יְהוָ֑ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular the desire תַּאֲוַ֬ת H8378 Noun - feminine singular construct of the humble עֲנָוִ֣ים H6035 Adjective - masculine plural You will strengthen תָּכִ֥ין H3559 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular their hearts לִ֝בָּ֗ם H3820 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural You will incline תַּקְשִׁ֥יב H7181 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Your ear אָזְנֶֽךָ׃ H241 Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular

Verse 18

Cross-references

Psalms 12:5 Classic cross-references Psalms 82:3 Classic cross-references Psalms 68:5 Classic cross-references Psalms 9:9 Classic cross-references Psalms 146:7 Classic cross-references

Original words

to vindicate לִשְׁפֹּ֥ט H8199 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct the fatherless יָת֗וֹם H3490 Noun - masculine singular and oppressed וָ֫דָ֥ךְ H1790 Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular that the men אֱ֝נ֗וֹשׁ H582 Noun - masculine singular of מִן־ H4480 Preposition the earth הָאָֽרֶץ׃ H776 Article | Noun - feminine singular may strike terror לַעֲרֹ֥ץ H6206 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct no more בַּל־ H1077 Adverb . . . יוֹסִ֥יף H3254 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular . . . ע֑וֹד H5750 Adverb

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