Psalms 10:5–11
The wicked man's false sense of security fuels His predatory violence and His belief that God is permanently blind to His sin.
5 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.
6 He says in his heart, “I shall not be shaken. For generations I shall have no trouble.”
7 His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and oppression. Under his tongue is mischief and iniquity.
8 He lies in wait near the villages. From ambushes, he murders the innocent. His eyes are secretly set against the helpless.
9 He lurks in secret as a lion in his ambush. He lies in wait to catch the helpless. He catches the helpless when he draws him in his net.
10 The helpless are crushed. They collapse. They fall under his strength.
11 He says in his heart, “God has forgotten. He hides his face. He will never see it.”
The wicked man's false sense of security fuels his predatory violence and his belief that God is permanently blind to his sin.
To expose the psychological delusion of the wicked who interpret their temporal prosperity as evidence of divine indifference and personal invincibility.