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

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

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

14But 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.

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

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

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

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

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Verse 12

Cross-references

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

Original words

Ariseקוּמָ֤הH6965Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singularO LORDיְהוָ֗הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularLift upנְשָׂ֣אH5375Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularYour handיָדֶ֑ךָH3027Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singularO Godאֵ֭לH410Noun - masculine singularDo notאַל־H408Adverbforgetתִּשְׁכַּ֥חH7911Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularthe helplessעֲנִיִּים׃H6041Adjective - masculine plural

Verse 13

Cross-references

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

Original words

Whyעַל־H5921Preposition. . .מֶ֤ה׀H4100Interrogativehas the wicked manרָשָׁ֥ע׀H7563Adjective - masculine singularrenouncedנִאֵ֖ץH5006Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singularGodאֱלֹהִ֑יםH430Noun - masculine pluralHe saysאָמַ֥רH559Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularto himselfבְּ֝לִבּ֗וֹH3820Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularYou will neverלֹ֣אH3808Adverb - Negative particlecall [me] to accountתִּדְרֹֽשׁ׃H1875Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular

Verse 14

Cross-references

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

Original words

Butכִּֽי־H3588ConjunctionYouאַתָּ֤ה׀H859Pronoun - second person masculine singularhave regardedרָאִ֡תָהH7200Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singulartroubleעָ֘מָ֤לH5999Noun - masculine singularand griefוָכַ֨עַס׀H3708Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularYou seeתַּבִּיט֮H5027Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singularto repay [it]לָתֵ֪תH5414Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructby Your handבְּיָ֫דֶ֥ךָH3027Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singularThe victimחֵלֶ֑כָהH2489Noun - feminine singularentrusts himselfיַעֲזֹ֣בH5800Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularto Youעָ֭לֶיךָH5921Preposition | second person masculine singularYouאַתָּ֤ה׀H859Pronoun - second person masculine singularareהָיִ֬יתָH1961Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singularthe helperעוֹזֵֽר׃H5826Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularof the fatherlessיָ֝ת֗וֹםH3490Noun - masculine singular

Verse 15

Cross-references

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

Original words

Breakשְׁ֭בֹרH7665Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularthe armזְר֣וֹעַH2220Noun - feminine singular constructof the wickedרָשָׁ֑עH7563Adjective - masculine singularand evildoerוָ֝רָ֗עH7451Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singularcall him to accountתִּֽדְרוֹשׁ־H1875Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularfor his wickednessרִשְׁע֥וֹH7562Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularuntil none is leftבַל־H1077Adverbto be foundתִּמְצָֽא׃H4672Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular

Verse 16

Cross-references

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

Original words

The LORDיְהוָ֣הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularis Kingמֶ֭לֶךְH4428Noun - masculine singular constructforeverעוֹלָ֣םH5769Noun - masculine singularand everוָעֶ֑דH5703Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularthe nationsג֝וֹיִ֗םH1471Noun - masculine pluralperishאָבְד֥וּH6Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralfrom His landמֵֽאַרְצֽוֹ׃H776Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular

Verse 17

Cross-references

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

Original words

You have heardשָׁמַ֣עְתָּH8085Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singularO LORDיְהוָ֑הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularthe desireתַּאֲוַ֬תH8378Noun - feminine singular constructof the humbleעֲנָוִ֣יםH6035Adjective - masculine pluralYou will strengthenתָּכִ֥יןH3559Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singulartheir heartsלִ֝בָּ֗םH3820Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine pluralYou will inclineתַּקְשִׁ֥יבH7181Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singularYour earאָזְנֶֽךָ׃H241Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular

Verse 18

Cross-references

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

Original words

to vindicateלִשְׁפֹּ֥טH8199Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructthe fatherlessיָת֗וֹםH3490Noun - masculine singularand oppressedוָ֫דָ֥ךְH1790Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singularthat the menאֱ֝נ֗וֹשׁH582Noun - masculine singularofמִן־H4480Prepositionthe earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃H776Article | Noun - feminine singularmay strike terrorלַעֲרֹ֥ץH6206Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructno moreבַּל־H1077Adverb. . .יוֹסִ֥יףH3254Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular. . .ע֑וֹדH5750Adverb

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