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They seem to think that God is dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/10.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />In the pride of his face the wicked does not seek him; all his thoughts are, “There is no God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />In his pride the wicked man does not seek Him; in all his schemes there is no God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/10.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek <i>after God</i>: God <i>is</i> not in all his thoughts.<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 his proud countenance does not seek <i>God;</i> God <i>is</i> in none of his thoughts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The wicked, in his haughtiness, does not seek <i>Him.</i> There is no God <i>in</i> all his schemes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/10.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The wicked, in the haughtiness of his countenance, does not seek Him. All his thoughts are, &#8220There is no God.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />The wicked, in the haughtiness of his countenance, does not seek <i>Him.</i> All his thoughts are, “There is no God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The wicked, in the haughtiness of his countenance, does not seek <i>Him</i>. All his thoughts are, “There is no God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The wicked, in the haughtiness of his face, will not seek <i>nor</i> inquire for <i>Him;</i> All his thoughts are, “There is no God [so there is no accountability or punishment].”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />In all his scheming, the wicked person arrogantly thinks, “There’s no accountability, since there’s no God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />In all his scheming, the wicked arrogantly thinks:&#8221 There is no accountability, since God does not exist.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/10.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The wicked, in the pride of his countenance, saith, He will not require it. All his thoughts are, There is no God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The wicked are too proud to turn to you or even think about you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/10.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The wicked, in the pride of his countenance, saith, He will not require it. All his thoughts are, There is no God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He turns up his nose [and says], "God doesn't care." His every thought [concludes], "There is no God."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/10.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The wicked do not care about the LORD; in their pride they think that God doesn't matter. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/10.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />With haughty arrogance, the wicked thinks, "God will not seek justice." He always presumes "There is no God."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />In his pride the wicked man does not seek Him; in all his schemes there is no God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/10.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The wicked man is so arrogant he always thinks, "God won't hold me accountable; he doesn't care." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The wicked in his proud countenance does not seek. All his thoughts are "There is no God."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/10.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The wicked, in the pride of his face, has no room in his thoughts for God. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />The wicked does not inquire according to the height of his face. “There is no God!” [are] all his schemes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> The wicked according to the height of his face, inquireth not. 'God is not!' are all his devices.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The unjust according to the height of his anger, will not seek: God is not in all his thoughts.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The sinner hath provoked the Lord according to the multitude of his wrath he will not seek him: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 9:25>The sinner has provoked the Lord; according to the multitude of his wrath, he will not seek him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/10.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />In their insolence the wicked boast: “God does not care; there is no God.” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />In the pride of their countenance the wicked say, “God will not seek it out”; all their thoughts are, “There is no God.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The wicked in the pride of his countenance will not seek after God; and there is no God in all his thoughts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/10.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the wicked in his pride does not make inquiry and there is no God in all his thoughts.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/10.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The wicked, in the pride of his countenance [, saith]: 'He will not require'; All his thoughts are: 'There is no God.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/10.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />The sinner has provoked the Lord: according to the abundance of his pride he will not seek after <i>him</i>: God is not before him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/10-4.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=838" 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">3</span>For the wicked man boasts in the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD. <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1363.htm" title="1363: kə·ḡō·ḇah (Prep-k:: N-msc) -- Height. From gabahh; elation, grandeur, arrogance.">In his pride</a> <a href="/hebrew/639.htm" title="639: ’ap·pōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- A nostril, nose, face, anger. From 'anaph; properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also ire."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7563.htm" title="7563: rā·šā‘ (Adj-ms) -- Wicked, criminal. From rasha'; morally wrong; concretely, an bad person.">the wicked man</a> <a href="/hebrew/1077.htm" title="1077: bal- (Adv) -- Not. From balah; properly, a failure; by implication nothing; usually not at all; also lest.">does not</a> <a href="/hebrew/1875.htm" title="1875: yiḏ·rōš (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow; by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship.">seek Him;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">in all</a> <a href="/hebrew/4209.htm" title="4209: mə·zim·mō·w·ṯāw (N-fpc:: 3ms) -- Purpose, discretion, device. From zamam; a plan, usually evil, sometimes good.">his schemes</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: ’ên (Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">there is no</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hîm (N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">God.</a> </span><span class="reftext">5</span>He is secure in his ways at all times; Your lofty judgments are far from him; he sneers at all his foes.…<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/16-18.htm">Proverbs 16:18</a></span><br />Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-28.htm">Romans 1:28</a></span><br />Furthermore, since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, He gave them up to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/4-6.htm">James 4:6</a></span><br />But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/14-13.htm">Isaiah 14:13-14</a></span><br />You said in your heart: “I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God. I will sit on the mount of assembly, in the far reaches of the north. / I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/1-18.htm">1 Corinthians 1:18-21</a></span><br />For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. / For it is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.” / Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/9-23.htm">Jeremiah 9:23-24</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, nor the wealthy man in his riches. / But let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the LORD, who exercises loving devotion, justice and righteousness on the earth—for I delight in these things,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/3-2.htm">2 Timothy 3:2-5</a></span><br />For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, / unloving, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, without love of good, / traitorous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/21-24.htm">Proverbs 21:24</a></span><br />Mocker is the name of the proud and arrogant man—of him who acts with excessive pride.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/3-11.htm">Romans 3:11</a></span><br />There is no one who understands, no one who seeks God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/2-16.htm">1 John 2:16</a></span><br />For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/2-11.htm">Isaiah 2:11-12</a></span><br />The proud look of man will be humbled, and the loftiness of men brought low; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day. / For the Day of the LORD of Hosts will come against all the proud and lofty, against all that is exalted—it will be humbled—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/18-9.htm">Luke 18:9-14</a></span><br />To some who trusted in their own righteousness and viewed others with contempt, He also told this parable: / “Two men went up to the temple to pray. One was a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. / The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other men—swindlers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/30-12.htm">Proverbs 30:12-13</a></span><br />There is a generation of those who are pure in their own eyes and yet unwashed of their filth. / There is a generation—how haughty are their eyes and pretentious are their glances—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/8-1.htm">1 Corinthians 8:1-2</a></span><br />Now about food sacrificed to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up. / The one who thinks he knows something does not yet know as he ought to know.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/28-2.htm">Ezekiel 28:2</a></span><br />“Son of man, tell the ruler of Tyre that this is what the Lord GOD says: Your heart is proud, and you have said, ‘I am a god; I sit in the seat of gods in the heart of the sea.’ Yet you are a man and not a god, though you have regarded your heart as that of a god.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts.</p><p class="hdg">the pride</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/18-27.htm">Psalm 18:27</a></b></br> For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/101-5.htm">Psalm 101:5</a></b></br> Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off: him that hath an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/6-17.htm">Proverbs 6:17</a></b></br> A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,</p><p class="hdg">will not</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/14-2.htm">Psalm 14:2</a></b></br> The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, <i>and</i> seek God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/27-8.htm">Psalm 27:8</a></b></br> <i>When thou saidst</i>, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/5-2.htm">Exodus 5:2</a></b></br> And Pharaoh said, Who <i>is</i> the LORD, that I should obey his voice to let Israel go? I know not the LORD, neither will I let Israel go.</p><p class="hdg">God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/14-1.htm">Psalm 14:1</a></b></br> To the chief Musician, <i>A Psalm</i> of David. The fool hath said in his heart, <i>There is</i> no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, <i>there is</i> none that doeth good.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/53-1.htm">Psalm 53:1</a></b></br> To the chief Musician upon Mahalath, Maschil, <i>A Psalm</i> of David. The fool hath said in his heart, <i>There is</i> no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: <i>there is</i> none that doeth good.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ephesians/2-12.htm">Ephesians 2:12</a></b></br> That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:</p><p class="hdg">thoughts</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/6-5.htm">Genesis 6:5</a></b></br> And GOD saw that the wickedness of man <i>was</i> great in the earth, and <i>that</i> every imagination of the thoughts of his heart <i>was</i> only evil continually.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/59-7.htm">Isaiah 59:7</a></b></br> Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts <i>are</i> thoughts of iniquity; wasting and destruction <i>are</i> in their paths.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/65-2.htm">Isaiah 65:2</a></b></br> I have spread out my hands all the day unto a rebellious people, which walketh in a way <i>that was</i> not good, after their own thoughts;</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/4-6.htm">Countenance</a> <a href="/psalms/10-2.htm">Devices</a> <a href="/psalms/10-3.htm">Evil-Doer</a> <a href="/psalms/9-19.htm">Face</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-10.htm">Haughtiness</a> <a href="/job/22-12.htm">Height</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/31-9.htm">Inquireth</a> <a href="/psalms/10-2.htm">Pride</a> <a href="/nehemiah/5-12.htm">Require</a> <a href="/psalms/4-1.htm">Room</a> <a href="/psalms/9-12.htm">Search</a> <a href="/psalms/9-10.htm">Seek</a> <a href="/psalms/2-1.htm">Thoughts</a> <a href="/psalms/10-3.htm">Wicked</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/11-7.htm">Countenance</a> <a href="/psalms/26-10.htm">Devices</a> <a href="/psalms/10-13.htm">Evil-Doer</a> <a href="/psalms/10-11.htm">Face</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/7-8.htm">Haughtiness</a> <a href="/psalms/62-4.htm">Height</a> <a href="/ezekiel/14-10.htm">Inquireth</a> <a href="/psalms/12-3.htm">Pride</a> <a href="/psalms/10-13.htm">Require</a> <a href="/psalms/31-8.htm">Room</a> <a href="/psalms/10-15.htm">Search</a> <a href="/psalms/10-15.htm">Seek</a> <a href="/psalms/10-7.htm">Thoughts</a> <a href="/psalms/10-13.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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/10.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/10.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>In his pride the wicked man does not seek Him;</b><br>Pride is often depicted in Scripture as a root of sin, leading individuals away from God. The Hebrew word for pride here suggests arrogance and self-reliance, which are contrary to the humility required to seek God. This pride blinds the wicked to their need for God, echoing <a href="/proverbs/16-18.htm">Proverbs 16:18</a>, "Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall." The cultural context of ancient Israel emphasized community and reliance on God, contrasting with the self-centeredness of the wicked. This phrase also reflects the broader biblical theme of the folly of human pride, as seen in the Tower of Babel (<a href="/genesis/11.htm">Genesis 11:1-9</a>), where humanity's pride led them to seek independence from God.<p><b>in all his schemes there is no God.</b><br>The term "schemes" refers to the plans and thoughts of the wicked, which are devoid of any consideration of God. This reflects a worldview where God is irrelevant, similar to the fool in <a href="/psalms/14.htm">Psalm 14:1</a> who says in his heart, "There is no God." The historical context of the psalm suggests a time when the wicked seemed to prosper, leading them to believe they could act without divine consequence. This phrase underscores the biblical teaching that ignoring God leads to moral and spiritual decay, as seen in <a href="/romans/1-21.htm">Romans 1:21-22</a>, where those who do not honor God become futile in their thinking. The absence of God in their plans highlights the ultimate futility and temporary nature of their success, contrasting with the eternal perspective offered through faith in God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wicked_man.htm">The Wicked Man</a></b><br>Represents those who live in defiance of God, characterized by pride and self-reliance.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The central figure whom the wicked man refuses to seek or acknowledge.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/schemes.htm">Schemes</a></b><br>The plans and actions of the wicked, which are devoid of divine consideration or guidance.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_pride.htm">The Danger of Pride</a></b><br>Pride blinds individuals to their need for God, leading them to rely on their own understanding and strength.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_absence_of_god_in_planning.htm">The Absence of God in Planning</a></b><br>When God is absent from our plans, we risk pursuing paths that lead to spiritual and moral failure.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_seeking_god.htm">The Importance of Seeking God</a></b><br>Actively seeking God is crucial for a life aligned with His will and purpose.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/recognizing_god's_sovereignty.htm">Recognizing God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Acknowledging God's presence in our lives helps us to remain humble and dependent on His guidance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_ignoring_god.htm">The Consequences of Ignoring God</a></b><br>Ignoring God leads to a life of futility and ultimately, judgment.<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/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_the_bible_say_on_narcissism.htm">What does the Bible say about narcissism?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_54_3_align_with_science.htm">How does Psalm 54:3’s mention of God “not being before them” align with scientific or naturalistic views on divine intervention? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/where_can_wise_counsel_be_found.htm">What does the Bible say about disbelief in God?</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>(4) <span class= "bld">The wicked.</span>--The Authorised Version has quite missed the meaning of this verse. Translate, <span class= "ital">the wicked in his haughtiness </span>(literally, <span class= "ital">height of his nostril. </span>Comp. the common expression, 'to turn up one's nose at a person') <span class= "ital">saith He will not requite it </span>(<span class= "ital">i.e., </span>punish; comp. <a href="/psalms/10-13.htm" title="Why does the wicked scorn God? he has said in his heart, You will not require it.">Psalm 10:13</a>). <span class= "ital">There is no God in all his thought. </span>(Comp. <a href="/psalms/14-1.htm" title="The fool has said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that does good.">Psalm 14:1</a>; <a href="/psalms/53-1.htm" title="The fool has said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that does good.">Psalm 53:1</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 4.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts</span>. The construction is concise to abruptness, and it is hard to determine the ellipses. The passage in the original runs thus: "The wicked, in the height of his scorn - will not require - no God - all his thoughts.' Of the various attempts to supply the ellipses, and obtain a satisfactory sense, the following (that of the 'Speaker's Commentary') is probably the best: "As for the wicked in the height of his scorn - 'God will not require' - 'There is no God' - such are all his thoughts." (Compare the Revised Version, which is not very different.) The general sense is that his pride conducts the wicked man to absolute atheism, or at least to practiced atheism (comp. vers. 11, 13). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/10-4.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 his pride</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּגֹ֣בַהּ</span> <span class="translit">(kə·ḡō·ḇah)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1363.htm">Strong's 1363: </a> </span><span class="str2">Elation, grandeur, arrogance</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the wicked [man]</span><br /><span class="heb">רָשָׁ֗ע</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">does not</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּל־</span> <span class="translit">(bal-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1077.htm">Strong's 1077: </a> </span><span class="str2">A failure, nothing, not at all, lest</span><br /><br /><span class="word">seek [Him];</span><br /><span class="heb">יִדְרֹ֑שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(yiḏ·rōš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1875.htm">Strong's 1875: </a> </span><span class="str2">To tread, frequent, to follow, to seek, ask, to worship</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his schemes</span><br /><span class="heb">מְזִמּוֹתָֽיו׃</span> <span class="translit">(mə·zim·mō·w·ṯāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular<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">there is no</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֥ין</span> <span class="translit">(’ên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> </span><span class="str2">A non-entity, a negative particle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">God.</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/10-4.htm">Psalm 10:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/10-4.htm">Psalm 10:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/10-4.htm">Psalm 10:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/10-4.htm">Psalm 10:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/10-4.htm">Psalm 10:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/10-4.htm">Psalm 10:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/10-4.htm">Psalm 10:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/10-4.htm">Psalm 10:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/10-4.htm">Psalm 10:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/10-4.htm">Psalm 10:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/10-4.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 10:4 The wicked in the pride of his (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/10-3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 10:3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 10:3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/10-5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 10:5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 10:5" /></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>