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Psalms 10

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1Why, O LORD, do You stand far off? Why do You hide in times of trouble? ✦ 2In pride the wicked pursue the needy; let them be caught in the schemes they devise. ✦ 3For the wicked man boasts in the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD. ✦ 4In his pride the wicked man does not seek Him; in all his schemes there is no God. ✦ 5He is secure in his ways at all times; Your lofty judgments are far from him; he sneers at all his foes. ✦ 6He says to himself, “I will not be moved; from age to age I am free of distress.” ✦ 7His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and violence; trouble and malice are under his tongue. ✦ 8He lies in wait near the villages; in ambush he slays the innocent; his eyes watch in stealth for the helpless. ✦ 9He lies in wait like a lion in a thicket; he lurks to seize the oppressed; he catches the lowly in his net. ✦ 10They are crushed and beaten down; the hapless fall prey to his strength. ✦ 11He says to himself, “God has forgotten; He hides His face and never sees.” ✦ 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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Where this chapter connects

Ps 9 ·8Ps 94 ·5Ps 140 ·4Ps 17 ·4Jas 4 ·4Ps 119 ·4Rom 1 ·4Isa 10 ·4

Christ at the center

The Psalms are Christ's own prayer book and a gallery of his portraits — the suffering one of Psalm 22, the risen Lord of Psalm 16, the priest-king of Psalm 110, the Son to whom the nations are given.

How Psalms 10 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

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  • ★ Start hereAudioThrough the WordThrough the Word · ~10 min/chapter · Free · evangelical

    A clear ~10-minute audio teaching for every one of the Bible's 1,189 chapters — the most systematic free way to study chapter by chapter.

  • ★ Start hereCommentaryPsalms (Tyndale OT Commentaries)Derek Kidner · Paid · evangelical

    Concise, theologically rich, and wonderfully accessible — the best place to start on the Psalms.

Pastoral

  • SermonChuck Smith — C2000 SeriesChuck Smith · Free · evangelical

    Free verse-by-verse audio through the entire Bible from the founder of Calvary Chapel.

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  • VideoBibleProject — Psalms videosBibleProject · Lay · Free · evangelical

    Free animated overview and word-study videos for this book.

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  • CommentaryEnduring Word — Psalms 10David Guzik · Lay · Free · evangelical

    Readable, verse-by-verse exposition of the whole chapter.

  • CommentaryMatthew Henry on PsalmsMatthew Henry · Pastoral · Free · evangelical

    The beloved Puritan exposition of this whole book — warm, devotional, and verse by verse (free, CCEL).

  • ReferenceBlue Letter Bible — Psalms 10Blue Letter Bible · Seminary · Free

    Interlinear, lexicon, and study tools across the chapter.

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