John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 10:18
To judge the fatherless and the oppressed ,.... That is, God will cause his ear to hear the cries of his people, so as to avenge the wrongs done to the fatherless, and them that are oppressed by the man of sin; see Revelation 11:18 ; that the man of the earth may no more oppress : or "terrify" F16 לערוץ "perterrefacere", Piscator; "terrere", Musculus, Vatablus; so Ainsworth. , the dear children of God, and faithful witnesses of Christ, as he has done; for by "the man of the... read more
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