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Let them be caught in the evil they plan for others.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/10.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />In arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the poor; let them be caught in the schemes that they have devised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />In pride the wicked pursue the needy; let them be caught in the schemes they devise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/10.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The wicked in <i>his</i> pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/10.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The wicked in <i>his</i> pride persecutes the poor; Let them be caught in the plots which they have devised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />In arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the needy; Let them be caught in the plots which they have devised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/10.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />In pride the wicked hotly pursue the afflicted; Let them be caught in the plots which they have devised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />In pride the wicked hotly pursue the afflicted; Let them be caught in the plots which they have devised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />In <i>his</i> lofty pride the wicked hotly pursues the afflicted; Let them be caught in the thoughts which they have devised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />In pride <i>and</i> arrogance the wicked hotly pursue <i>and</i> persecute the afflicted; Let them be caught in the plots which they have devised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />In arrogance the wicked relentlessly pursue their victims; let them be caught in the schemes they have devised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />In arrogance the wicked relentlessly pursue the afflicted; let them be caught in the schemes they have devised. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/10.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />In the pride of the wicked the poor is hotly pursued; Let them be taken in the devices that they have conceived.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Proud and brutal people hunt down the poor. But let them get caught by their own evil plans! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/10.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />In the pride of the wicked the poor is hotly pursued; let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The wicked person arrogantly pursues oppressed people. He will be caught in the schemes that he planned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/10.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The wicked are proud and persecute the poor; catch them in the traps they have made. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/10.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The wicked one arrogantly pursues the afflicted, who are trapped in the schemes he devises.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />In pride the wicked pursue the needy; let them be caught in the schemes they devise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/10.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The wicked arrogantly chase the oppressed; the oppressed are trapped by the schemes the wicked have dreamed up. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />In arrogance, the wicked hunt down the weak. They are caught in the schemes that they devise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/10.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />In arrogance, the wicked hunt down the weak. They are caught in the schemes that they devise. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Through the pride of the wicked, "" Is the poor inflamed, "" They are caught in schemes that they devised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Through the pride of the wicked, Is the poor inflamed, They are caught in devices that they devised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />In the pride of the unjust he will burn the poor: they shall be taken in the devices that they purposed.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Whilst the wicked man is proud, the poor is set on fire: they are caught in the counsels which they devise. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 9:23>While the impious is arrogant, the poor is enflamed. They are held by the counsels that they devise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/10.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Arrogant scoundrels pursue the poor; they trap them by their cunning schemes. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />In arrogance the wicked persecute the poor— let them be caught in the schemes they have devised.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The pride of the wicked maketh the poor to suffer; let them be taken in the devices that they have conceived.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/10.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />In the wicked man's pride he consumes the poor; they will be caught in the mind set which they have contrived.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/10.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Through the pride of the wicked the poor is hotly pursued, They are taken in the devices that they have imagined.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/10.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />While the ungodly one acts proudly, the poor is hotly pursued: <i>the wicked</i> are taken in the crafty counsels which they imagine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/10-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=823" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/10.htm">The Perils of the Pilgrim</a></span><br><span class="reftext">1</span>Why, O LORD, do You stand far off? Why do You hide in times of trouble? <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1346.htm" title="1346: bə·ḡa·’ă·waṯ (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Majesty, pride. From ga'ah; arrogance or majesty; by implication, ornament.">In pride</a> <a href="/hebrew/7563.htm" title="7563: rā·šā‘ (Adj-ms) -- Wicked, criminal. From rasha'; morally wrong; concretely, an bad person.">the wicked</a> <a href="/hebrew/1814.htm" title="1814: yiḏ·laq (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To burn, hotly pursue. A primitive root; to flame.">pursue</a> <a href="/hebrew/6041.htm" title="6041: ‘ā·nî (Adj-ms) -- Poor, afflicted, humble. From anah; depressed, in mind or circumstances.">the needy;</a> <a href="/hebrew/8610.htm" title="8610: yit·tā·p̄ə·śū (V-Nifal-Imperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; to manipulate, i.e. Seize; chiefly to capture, wield, specifically, to overlay; figuratively, to use unwarrantably.">let them be caught</a> <a href="/hebrew/4209.htm" title="4209: bim·zim·mō·wṯ (Prep-b:: N-fp) -- Purpose, discretion, device. From zamam; a plan, usually evil, sometimes good.">in the schemes</a> <a href="/hebrew/2098.htm" title="2098: zū (Pro-r) -- This, which, who. For zeh; this or that."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2803.htm" title="2803: ḥā·šā·ḇū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To think, account. ">they devise.</a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>For the wicked man boasts in the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/6-16.htm">Proverbs 6:16-19</a></span><br />There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him: / haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, / a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that run swiftly to evil, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/2-6.htm">James 2:6</a></span><br />But you have dishonored the poor. Is it not the rich who oppress you and drag you into court?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/1-11.htm">Proverbs 1:11-16</a></span><br />If they say, “Come along, let us lie in wait for blood, let us ambush the innocent without cause, / let us swallow them alive like Sheol, and whole like those descending into the Pit. / We will find all manner of precious goods; we will fill our houses with plunder. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/59-7.htm">Isaiah 59:7-8</a></span><br />Their feet run to evil; they are swift to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are sinful thoughts; ruin and destruction lie in their wake. / The way of peace they have not known, and there is no justice in their tracks. They have turned them into crooked paths; no one who treads on them will know peace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/2-1.htm">Micah 2:1-2</a></span><br />Woe to those who devise iniquity and plot evil on their beds! At morning’s light they accomplish it because the power is in their hands. / They covet fields and seize them; they take away houses. They deprive a man of his home, a fellow man of his inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/1-4.htm">Habakkuk 1:4</a></span><br />Therefore the law is paralyzed, and justice never goes forth. For the wicked hem in the righteous, so that justice is perverted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-14.htm">Matthew 23:14</a></span><br />Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let in those who wish to enter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/22-29.htm">Ezekiel 22:29</a></span><br />The people of the land have practiced extortion and committed robbery. They have oppressed the poor and needy and have exploited the foreign resident without justice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/22-17.htm">Jeremiah 22:17</a></span><br />“But your eyes and heart are set on nothing except your own dishonest gain, on shedding innocent blood, on practicing extortion and oppression.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/18-2.htm">Luke 18:2-5</a></span><br />“In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected men. / And there was a widow in that town who kept appealing to him, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’ / For a while he refused, but later he said to himself, ‘Though I neither fear God nor respect men, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/28-15.htm">Proverbs 28:15</a></span><br />Like a roaring lion or a charging bear is a wicked ruler over a helpless people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/10-1.htm">Isaiah 10:1-2</a></span><br />Woe to those who enact unjust statutes and issue oppressive decrees, / to deprive the poor of fair treatment and withhold justice from the oppressed of My people, to make widows their prey and orphans their plunder.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/5-12.htm">Amos 5:12</a></span><br />For I know that your transgressions are many and your sins are numerous. You oppress the righteous by taking bribes; you deprive the poor of justice in the gate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/20-19.htm">Job 20:19-20</a></span><br />For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor; he has seized houses he did not build. / Because his appetite is never satisfied, he cannot escape with his treasure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-10.htm">Matthew 5:10-12</a></span><br />Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. / Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. / Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The wicked in his pride does persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.</p><p class="hdg">The wicked.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/31-18.htm">Psalm 31:18</a></b></br> Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/36-11.htm">Psalm 36:11</a></b></br> Let not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of the wicked remove me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/59-12.htm">Psalm 59:12</a></b></br> <i>For</i> the sin of their mouth <i>and</i> the words of their lips let them even be taken in their pride: and for cursing and lying <i>which</i> they speak.</p><p class="hdg">let</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/7-16.htm">Psalm 7:16</a></b></br> His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/9-15.htm">Psalm 9:15,16</a></b></br> The heathen are sunk down in the pit <i>that</i> they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/5-22.htm">Proverbs 5:22</a></b></br> His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/9-18.htm">Afflicted</a> <a href="/job/35-15.htm">Arrogance</a> <a href="/psalms/9-15.htm">Caught</a> <a href="/psalms/7-14.htm">Conceived</a> <a href="/psalms/8-2.htm">Cruel</a> <a href="/psalms/5-10.htm">Devices</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/2-14.htm">Devise</a> <a href="/esther/9-25.htm">Devised</a> <a href="/2_samuel/14-14.htm">Devises</a> <a href="/psalms/9-16.htm">Evil-Doer</a> <a href="/numbers/11-10.htm">Hotly</a> <a href="/job/38-39.htm">Hunt</a> <a href="/micah/7-2.htm">Hunts</a> <a href="/genesis/11-6.htm">Imagined</a> <a href="/ephesians/6-16.htm">Inflamed</a> <a href="/psalms/7-5.htm">Persecute</a> <a href="/acts/20-19.htm">Plots</a> <a href="/psalms/9-18.htm">Poor</a> <a href="/psalms/5-5.htm">Pride</a> <a href="/psalms/7-5.htm">Pursue</a> <a href="/job/30-15.htm">Pursued</a> <a href="/job/21-27.htm">Schemes</a> <a href="/numbers/25-18.htm">Tricks</a> <a href="/psalms/6-7.htm">Weak</a> <a href="/psalms/9-17.htm">Wicked</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/10-9.htm">Afflicted</a> <a href="/psalms/17-10.htm">Arrogance</a> <a href="/psalms/59-12.htm">Caught</a> <a href="/psalms/21-11.htm">Conceived</a> <a href="/psalms/22-21.htm">Cruel</a> <a href="/psalms/10-4.htm">Devices</a> <a href="/psalms/21-11.htm">Devise</a> <a href="/psalms/21-11.htm">Devised</a> <a href="/psalms/52-2.htm">Devises</a> <a href="/psalms/10-3.htm">Evil-Doer</a> <a href="/genesis/31-36.htm">Hotly</a> <a href="/psalms/140-11.htm">Hunt</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-26.htm">Hunts</a> <a href="/psalms/21-11.htm">Imagined</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-11.htm">Inflamed</a> <a href="/psalms/31-15.htm">Persecute</a> <a href="/psalms/31-20.htm">Plots</a> <a href="/psalms/10-8.htm">Poor</a> <a href="/psalms/10-4.htm">Pride</a> <a href="/psalms/18-37.htm">Pursue</a> <a href="/psalms/18-37.htm">Pursued</a> <a href="/psalms/21-11.htm">Schemes</a> <a href="/psalms/140-5.htm">Tricks</a> <a href="/psalms/12-5.htm">Weak</a> <a href="/psalms/10-3.htm">Wicked</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 10</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/10-1.htm">David complains of the wicked</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/10-12.htm">He prays for remedy</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/10-16.htm">He professes his confidence</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This behavior is condemned throughout Scripture, as seen in <a href="/proverbs/16-18.htm">Proverbs 16:18</a>, which warns that pride precedes destruction. The cultural context of ancient Israel emphasized community and care for the poor, as outlined in the Mosaic Law (<a href="/deuteronomy/15-7.htm">Deuteronomy 15:7-11</a>). The pursuit of the needy by the wicked contrasts with God's command to protect and provide for the less fortunate. This pursuit is not merely physical but can also be seen in economic and social oppression, reflecting a heart far from God.<p><b>let them be caught in the schemes they devise.</b><br>This phrase is a call for divine justice, echoing the biblical principle of reaping what one sows (<a href="/galatians/6-7.htm">Galatians 6:7</a>). The psalmist desires that the wicked fall into their own traps, a theme also found in <a href="/proverbs/26-27.htm">Proverbs 26:27</a>. This reflects a belief in God's sovereignty and justice, where the wicked's plans ultimately lead to their downfall. Historically, this can be seen in the fate of figures like Haman in the Book of Esther, whose plot against the Jews led to his own demise. Theologically, it points to the ultimate justice of God, where evil will not prevail, and serves as a reminder of the moral order established by God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wicked.htm">The Wicked</a></b><br>Individuals characterized by pride and malice, often oppressing the vulnerable.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_needy.htm">The Needy</a></b><br>Those who are vulnerable, poor, or oppressed, often the target of the wicked's schemes.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/schemes.htm">Schemes</a></b><br>The plans or plots devised by the wicked to exploit or harm others.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/pride.htm">Pride</a></b><br>A central theme in this verse, representing the arrogance and self-centeredness of the wicked.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/d/divine_justice.htm">Divine Justice</a></b><br>The implied event where God allows the wicked to be ensnared by their own schemes.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_pride.htm">The Danger of Pride</a></b><br>Pride leads to a false sense of security and moral blindness, causing individuals to exploit others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_justice_prevails.htm">God's Justice Prevails</a></b><br>Despite the temporary success of the wicked, God's justice ensures that they will ultimately face the consequences of their actions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/compassion_for_the_needy.htm">Compassion for the Needy</a></b><br>Believers are called to protect and support the needy, standing against the schemes of the wicked.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/self-examination.htm">Self-Examination</a></b><br>Reflect on personal attitudes and actions to ensure they align with humility and righteousness, avoiding the pitfalls of pride.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_sovereignty.htm">Trust in God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Trust that God sees the oppression and will act in His perfect timing to bring justice.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_10.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 10</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_let_the_wicked_thrive.htm">Why does a just God allow the wicked to thrive openly without immediate consequence? (Psalm 10:2) </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_pride.htm">What does the Bible say about pride?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_julius_caesar's_life_teach.htm">What is the Bible's stance on stalking?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_bible's_stance_on_stalking.htm">What is the Bible's stance on stalking?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/10.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) <span class= "bld">The wicked.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">in the pride of the wicked, the sufferer burns. </span>(So LXX., Aquila, Symmachus, and Vulg.) Not to be taken of indignation felt by the sufferers, but literally of the afflictions they endure. The Authorised Version rendering of the next clause takes the wicked as the subject of the verb; but it preserves the parallelism better, and is more in accordance with the rest of the psalm (<a href="/context/psalms/10-8.htm" title="He sits in the lurking places of the villages: in the secret places does he murder the innocent: his eyes are privately set against the poor.">Psalm 10:8-10</a>), to understand it of the "humble," the singular changing to the plural in the subject when supplied: "they (the sufferers) are taken (the verb is in the present) in the plot which they (the wicked) have devised."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor</span>. Dr. Kay translates, "Through the pride of the wicked man the poor is set on fire;" and our Revisers, "In the pride of the wicked, the poor is hotly pursued;" and so (nearly) the LXX., the Vulgate, Aquila, Symmachus, Kohler, Hengstenberg, and others. The Authorized Version paraphrases rather than translates; but it does not misrepresent the general sense, which is a complaint that the poor are persecuted by the wicked<span class="cmt_word">. Let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined</span> (comp. <a href="/psalms/35-8.htm">Psalm 35:8</a>, "Let his net that he hath hid catch himself;" and <a href="/psalms/141-10.htm">Psalm 141:10</a>, "Let the wicked fall into their own nets;" see also <a href="/psalms/7-15.htm">Psalm 7:15, 16</a>; <a href="/psalms/9-15.htm">Psalm 9:15</a>; <a href="/proverbs/5-22.htm">Proverbs 5:22</a>; <a href="/proverbs/26-27.htm">Proverbs 26:27</a>: <a href="/ecclesiastes/10-8.htm">Ecclesiastes 10:8</a>). Some, however, translate, "They (<span class="accented">i.e.</span> the poor) are ensnared in the devices which they (<span class="accented">i.e.</span> the wicked) have imagined;" and this is certainly a possible rendering. Hengstenberg regards it as preferable to the other "on account of the parallelism and connection." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/10-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">In pride</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּגַאֲוַ֣ת</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḡa·’ă·waṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1346.htm">Strong's 1346: </a> </span><span class="str2">Arrogance, majesty, ornament</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the wicked</span><br /><span class="heb">רָ֭שָׁע</span> <span class="translit">(rā·šā‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7563.htm">Strong's 7563: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wrong, an, bad person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">pursue</span><br /><span class="heb">יִדְלַ֣ק</span> <span class="translit">(yiḏ·laq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1814.htm">Strong's 1814: </a> </span><span class="str2">To burn, hotly pursue</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the needy;</span><br /><span class="heb">עָנִ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6041.htm">Strong's 6041: </a> </span><span class="str2">Poor, afflicted, humble</span><br /><br /><span class="word">let them be caught</span><br /><span class="heb">יִתָּפְשׂ֓וּ ׀</span> <span class="translit">(yit·tā·p̄ə·śū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8610.htm">Strong's 8610: </a> </span><span class="str2">To manipulate, seize, chiefly to capture, wield, to overlay, to use unwarrantably</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the schemes</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּמְזִמּ֖וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(bim·zim·mō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4209.htm">Strong's 4209: </a> </span><span class="str2">A plan, evil, sometimes good</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they devise.</span><br /><span class="heb">חָשָֽׁבוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḥā·šā·ḇū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2803.htm">Strong's 2803: </a> </span><span class="str2">To think, account</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/10-2.htm">Psalm 10:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/10-2.htm">Psalm 10:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/10-2.htm">Psalm 10:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/10-2.htm">Psalm 10:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/10-2.htm">Psalm 10:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/10-2.htm">Psalm 10:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/10-2.htm">Psalm 10:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/10-2.htm">Psalm 10:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/10-2.htm">Psalm 10:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/10-2.htm">Psalm 10:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/10-2.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 10:2 In arrogance the wicked hunt down (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/10-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 10:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 10:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/10-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 10:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 10:3" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>