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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 10:1-11

1-11 God's withdrawings are very grievous to his people, especially in times of trouble. We stand afar off from God by our unbelief, and then complain that God stands afar off from us. Passionate words against bad men do more hurt than good; if we speak of their badness, let it be to the Lord in prayer; he can make them better. The sinner proudly glories in his power and success. Wicked people will not seek after God, that is, will not call upon him. They live without prayer, and that is living... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Psalms 10:1-11

Prayer against the Enemy of the Church. Luther writes in his summary of this psalm: "This is a psalm of prayer which complains about the arch-enemy of the kingdom of Christ, that is, Antichrist, who for the sake of his covetousness and pomp troubles Christendom with both might and guile; he wields both the sword of worldly tyranny over the body and the net of false doctrine over the souls. " David Complains of the Outrage of the Wicked v. 1. Why standest Thou afar off, O Lord? apparently... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Psalms 10:1-18

Psalms 10:01          Why standest thou afar off, O Lord?Why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?2     The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor:Let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.3          For the wicked boasteth of his heart’s desire,And blesseth the covetous, whom the Lord abhorreth.4     The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God:God is not in all his thoughts.5          His ways are always grievous;Thy judgments are far above... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Psalms 10:1-18

God Will not Forget the Lowly Psalms 10:1-18 The malice of our foes, and especially of Satan, is powerfully described, Psalms 10:1-11 . Now it is the venom beneath the serpent’s tongue, Psalms 10:7 ; now the bandit in ambush, Psalms 10:8 ; now the lion in his den, and again the hunter snaring his unsuspecting prey, Psalms 10:9 . And all the while God is so quiet that it seems as if He has abdicated His throne. Then the oppressed begin to pray, committing themselves to Him, Psalms 10:12-15 .... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Psalms 10:1-18

In the Septuagint and other versions, probably the ancient Hebrew, Psalms 9:1-20; Psa 10:1-18 appear as one. There is a clear connection between them, but it is that of contrast. In the former the singer has rejoiced in the exercise of Jehovah's rule in the whole earth. In this he mourns what seems to be the abandonment of His own people. There is, first, the protesting cry of the heart against what seems to be divine indifference to the injustice being wrought by the wicked against the poor... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 10:7-11

‘His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and oppressiveness, Under his tongue are mischief and iniquity. He sits in the hiding places of the villages, In the secret places he murders the innocent. His eyes are surreptitiously set against the helpless. He lurks in secret like a lion in his covert; He lies in wait to catch the poor: He catches the poor, when he draws him in his net. He crouches, he bows down, And the helpless fall by his strong ones (might). He says in his heart, ‘God has... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 10:1-18

9 and 10. Yahweh the Refuge of His People.— These two Pss., divided in MT, were originally one, This is proved by the fact that they are one in LXX. and Vulg., by the absence of title over Psalms 10, and, conclusively, by the evidence that 9 and 10 form one acrostic poem. It was arranged in strophes of four lines each, the first letter of each strophe being one of the letters of the Heb. alphabet in regular succession. This system is carried out in the whole of Psalms 9-2 in Psalms 10. So far... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Psalms 10:7

Of cursing; either, 1. Of oaths and blasphemies against God. Or, 2. Of reviling and execration of other men, especially those that are good; or those that stand in his way, and hinder his wicked designs. Or rather, 3. Of oaths and imprecations against himself, of which this word is used, Numbers 5:21; Deuteronomy 29:12,Deuteronomy 29:21; Nehemiah 10:29; by which he endeavours to gain credit, and to make his neighbours secure, and so to make way for the deceit and fraud which here follows. For... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Psalms 10:8

In the lurking places of the villages; not within the villages, which is not a fit place for lurking; but about them, in the ways bordering upon them, or leading to them, as robbers use to do. In the secret places, that he may avoid the shame and punishment of men; which is the only thing that he fears. Are privily set, Heb. are hid. The sense is either, 1. He winketh as men do when they shoot their arrows at a mark. Or rather, 2. He watcheth and looketh out of his lurking-place, to spy what... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Psalms 10:1-18

INTRODUCTION“This psalm seems to belong to the time of the Captivity, or the return of the captives. It was probably made in reference to Sanballat, and the other enemies of the Jews. There is a great similarity between this and the 12th, the 14th, the 35th, and the 53d. In these, as Calmet remarks, we find the same complaints, the same sentiments, and almost the same expressions.”—Dr. A. Clarke.SOUL PERPLEXITY(Psalms 10:1-2.)I. The problem.“Why standest Thou afar off, O Lord?” &c., i.e.,... read more

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