Psalms 10:3
in Psalms 10For the wicked man boasts in the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
For the wicked boasteth of his heart’s desire, And the covetous renounceth, yea, contemneth Jehovah.
KJV
For the wicked boasteth of his heart’s desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the Lord abhorreth.
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This verse in Psalms 10
Commentary
5 notes on this verse[The wicked] are chiefly of this type who lack wisdom and spiritual resources, nor do they hold to teachings of the faith correctly. They incur the judgment of wise providence when they praise the sinner indulging in his own desires. However, it becomes apparent enough …
This site's exposition
do You stand far off
on Psalms 10:1-3
The psalm opens with a complaint, that God stands far off while the wicked pursue the needy. Pride is the motive the psalm names, and the prayer asks that the schemes the wicked devise catch them instead. Blessing goes to the greedy and reviling to the LORD.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Ephraim said, I have become rich, I have found me out substance, Hos. xii. "Now, Lord, is it for thy glory to suffer a sinful man thus to pretend to the sovereignty and felicity of a God?" (2.) He proudly contradicts the judgment of God, which, we are sure, is according to truth; for he blesses the covetous, whom the Lord abhors.
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
For the wicked boasteth of his heart’s desire - Margin, as in Hebrew, soul’s. The main idea in this verse seems to be that he is a boaster - a man who makes some proclamation about himself as being superior to others, and who, in that proportion, looks with disdain or contempt on others.
The indictment being read, and the petition presented, the evidence is now heard upon the first count. The evidence is very full and conclusive upon the matter of pride, and no jury could hesitate to give a verdict against the prisoner at the bar. Let us, however, hear the witnesses one by one. The first testifies that he is a boaster. "For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire."
The words behind it
10 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| הִלֵּ֣ל | hilel | he boasts | H1984 → | 165 times |
| רָ֭שָׁע | rasho' | a wicked [person] | H7563 → | 263 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| תַּאֲוַ֣ת | taavat | [the] desire of | H8378 → | 20 times |
| נַפְשׁ֑וֹ | nafsho | self his | H5315 → | 754 times |
| וּבֹצֵ֥עַ | uvotzea' | and [one] greedy for unjust gain | H1214 → | |
| בֵּ֝רֵ֗ךְ | berekh | he blesses | H1288 → | 330 times |
| נִ֘אֵ֥ץ׀ | nietz | he spurns | H5006 → | 25 times |
| יְהוָֽה׃ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
כִּֽי־for
ki-H3588 →4482 times
הִלֵּ֣לhe boasts
hilelH1984 →165 times
רָ֭שָׁעa wicked [person]
rasho'H7563 →263 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
תַּאֲוַ֣ת[the] desire of
taavatH8378 →20 times
נַפְשׁ֑וֹself his
nafshoH5315 →754 times
וּבֹצֵ֥עַand [one] greedy for unjust gain
uvotzea'H1214 →
בֵּ֝רֵ֗ךְhe blesses
berekhH1288 →330 times
נִ֘אֵ֥ץ׀he spurns
nietzH5006 →25 times
יְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Luke 12:19Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”’
it leads to
- Proverbs 27:1
Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.
- James 4:13–15
Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business, and make a profit.”
- Matthew 6:19–21
Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.
- 1 Corinthians 15:32
If I fought wild beasts in Ephesus for human motives, what did I gain? If the dead are not raised, “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.”
- Philippians 3:19
Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and their glory is in their shame. Their minds are set on earthly things.
- Proverbs 27:1
Through
Psalms 94:4They pour out arrogant words; all workers of iniquity boast.
it leads to
- Psalms 31:18
May lying lips be silenced— lips that speak with arrogance against the righteous, full of pride and contempt.
- Psalms 52:1
Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man? The loving devotion of God endures all day long.
- Psalms 31:18
Through
Job 31:24If I have put my trust in gold or called pure gold my security,
it leads to
- Psalms 52:7
“Look at the man who did not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his wealth and strengthened himself by destruction.”
- Psalms 52:7
About Psalms
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes on the Book of Psalms; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Charles Spurgeon, The Treasury of David, Vol. 1; Didymus the Blind, FRAGMENTS ON THE PSALMS 10:3; Franz Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Psalms and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.