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Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 10:1-18

The righteous God. The one grand thought which runs through this psalm and most of the Old Testament literature is that God, notwithstanding all appearances to the contrary, is a Righteous Being, and that all wickedness must be punished and overthrown. In this psalm two principal thoughts are vividly pictured forth, and a prayer. I. A COMPLAINT TO GOD OF THE DARING ATHEISM OF THE WICKED . ( Psalms 10:1-11 .) 1 . He imagines himself to be above all restraint ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 10:15

Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man ; i.e. "break thou his strength; take away his ability to work evil to others." Seek out his wickedness till thou find none ; rather, require his wickedness. The verb is the same as that used in the last clause of Psalms 10:13 . The wicked man had said in his heart, "Thou wilt not require;" the psalmist calls on God, not only to require, but to require to the uttermost. Seek out, be says, require, and bring to judgment, all his... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 10:16

The Lord is King for ever and ever (comp. Psalms 29:10 ; Psalms 146:10 ). Thus God's kingdom is established, his authority vindicated, his absolute rule over all men made manifest. Internal and external foes are alike overcome. The heathen—whether uncircumcised in the flesh or in the heart ( Jeremiah 9:25 , Jeremiah 9:26 )—are perished out of his (Jehovah's) land. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 10:16-18

Here begins the third part of the psalm. It is, as has been observed, "confident and triumphant." The psalmist has, in the first part, shown the wickedness of the ungodly; in the second, he has prayed for vengeance on them, and for the deliverance of their victims; in the third, he expresses his certainty that his prayer is heard, and that the punishment and deliverance for which he has prayed are as good as accomplished. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 10:15

Break thou the arm of the wicked - The arm is the instrument by which we effect a purpose, and especially in wielding a sword or a spear, as in battle; and if the arm is broken, we are powerless. The psalmist, therefore, prays that God would render the wicked, in this respect, powerless.And the evil man - Of all the evil, or the wicked. In regard to the prayer here, see the note at Psalms 5:10.Seek out his wickedness until thou find none - Until it is all punished; until there has been a full... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 10:16

The Lord is King forever and ever - That is, he reigns, and he will reign forever. This is one of the instances which frequently occur in the Psalms, where, though there is a desponding spirit, or an apprehension of danger expressed in the beginning of the poem, it ends with the language of exultation and triumph. The psalmist speaks here as if what he had desired was actually accomplished, and as if the enemies that had encompassed him, and all the enemies of the Lord, were actually... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 10:15

Psalms 10:15. Break thou the arm of the wicked That is, their strength, the instrument of their violence and cruelty. Deprive them of all power to do mischief. Seek out his wickedness Search for it, and punish these wicked atheists; till thou find none Till no such wickedness be left in the world, or at least, in the church. “This,” says Dr. Horne, “may be either a prayer or a prediction, implying that the time will come when the power of Jehovah will dash in pieces that of the enemy,... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 10:16

Psalms 10:16. The Lord is king To whom it belongs to protect his subjects. Therefore thou wilt save the humble, and punish the oppressors; for ever and ever Therefore his people’s case is never desperate, seeing he ever lives and reigns to help them, and, therefore, he will help them in his time, sooner or later. The heathen Either, 1st, Those impious Israelites who oppressed David and other good men, whom, although they were reputed Israelites by themselves and others, yet he might... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 10:1-18

Psalms 9-10 God fights for the oppressedIn Psalms 9:0 and 10 we meet another kind of Hebrew verse, the acrostic. (Other acrostics are Psalms 25, 34, 37, 111, 112, 119 and 145.) In an acrostic the first word of each verse (or stanza) begins with a different letter of the 22-letter Hebrew alphabet, moving in order, so to speak, ‘from A to Z’. The acrostic in this case moves unbroken through Psalms 9:0 and 10, indicating that originally they probably formed one psalm. The absence of a heading to... read more

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