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
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