God's Hidden Face: When Wickedness Fills the Void
While God appears to hide His face, the wicked boast in their cravings and exclude God from all their thoughts.
Psalms 10:1–4 (BSB)
1 Why, O LORD, do You stand far off? Why do You hide in times of trouble?
2 In pride the wicked pursue the needy; let them be caught in the schemes they devise.
3 For the wicked man boasts in the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD.
4 In his pride the wicked man does not seek Him; in all his schemes there is no God.
What is the big idea of Psalms 10:1–4?
While God appears to hide His face, the wicked boast in their cravings and exclude God from all their thoughts.
How does Psalms 10:1–4 point to Christ?
Jesus is the perfectly righteous one who was hunted by the arrogant and who experienced the ultimate 'hiddenness' of the Father on the cross; through His suffering, He made room for us in the presence of God, even when we once had 'no room' for Him.
Authorial Intent
To express the agonizing sense of divine absence during times of oppression and to expose the internal arrogance and practical atheism of the wicked.