Psalm 10:12-15

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 10:12-18

David here, upon the foregoing representation of the inhumanity and impiety of the oppressors, grounds an address to God, wherein observe, I. What he prays for. 1. That God would himself appear (Ps. 10:12): ?Arise, O Lord! O God! lift up thy hand, manifest thy presence and providence in the affairs of this lower world. Arise, O Lord! to the confusion of those who say that thou hidest thy face. Manifest thy power, exert it for the maintaining of thy own cause, lift up thy hand to give a fatal... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 10:12

Arise, O Lord ,.... See Psalm 3:7 ; O God, lift up thine hand ; either on the behalf of his people, to help and deliver them; his hand may be said to be let down when their enemies prevail, and to be lifted up or exalted when it does valiantly, and works salvation for them; so when Moses's hands were let down Amalek prevailed, and when his hands were lifted up Israel prevailed, Exodus 17:11 ; or against their enemies, to strike them, to inflict punishment upon them, as God's hand is... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 10:13

Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God ?.... God may be said to be contemned or despised, when his being, perfections, and providence are denied, or called in question, or abused, Psalm 10:9 ; when his word is derided, the great things of his law are counted as a strange thing Hosea 8:12 , and the truths of his Gospel are reckoned foolishness; and instead of these, the decrees, doctrines, and traditions of men, are set up, as by antichrist; and when his ministers, and especially his Son,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 10:14

Thou hast seen it ,.... Though the wicked say God will never see, Psalm 10:11 ; he sees all things in general, all men and all their actions; all are manifest and open to him, and everything in particular, especially the wickedness of men; even that which is said or thought in the heart; for thou beholdest mischief and spite ; that mischief which arises from spite or malice in the heart; God beholds the inward principle from whence it proceeds, as well as that itself; the mischief... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 10:15

Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man ,.... His power and strength, so that he shall not be able to hold the sword, to strike a blow, or do any hurt to the people of God; see Ezekiel 30:21 . This prayer is in some measure already fulfilled in antichrist, the man of sin, or pope of Rome; though his kingdom is not broke to pieces; as it will be when Christ's kingdom shall be more visibly set up, to which reference is had in Psalm 10:16 ; see Daniel 2:44 ; yet his strength... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 10:12

Arise, O Lord - Hear their reproaches see their guile, consider thy oppressed people. "Lift up thine hand," threaten them, that they may desist and repent. If they repent not let them be punished. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 10:13

Wherefore doth the tacked contemn God? - How is it that the Lord permits such persons to triumph in their iniquity? The longsuffering of God leadeth them to repentance. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 10:14

Thou hast seen it - Nothing can escape thy notice. Thou hast not forgotten thy justice, though judgment is not speedily executed on an evil work. But thou wilt requite it with thy hand. By thy power thou wilt cast down and destroy the wicked. The poor committeth himself unto thee - To thee he has given up his body, his soul, and his cause; with the full conviction that thou who art the helper of fatherless, will not forget him. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 10:15

Break thou the arm - Destroy his power, deprive him of his influence, that he may be no longer able to oppress. Seek out his wickedness till thou find none - All his public haunts and private ways shall be investigated; thou wilt bring all his villanies to light, and continue to inflict punishment, while there is a crime to punish. Or, "Continue to judge and punish transgressors, till not one is to be found." This agrees with the following verse. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 10:12

Verse 12 12.Arise, O Jehovah. It is a disease under which men in general labor, to imagine, according to the judgment of the flesh, that when God does not execute his judgments, he is sitting idle, or lying at ease. There is, however, a great difference with respect to this between the faithful and the wicked. The latter cherish the false opinion which is dictated by the weakness of the flesh, and in order to soothe and flatter themselves in their vices, they indulge in slumbering, and render... read more

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