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We will be free of trouble forever!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/10.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />He says in his heart, “I shall not be moved; throughout all generations I shall not meet adversity.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />He says to himself, “I will not be moved; from age to age I am free of distress.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/10.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />He hath said in his heart, I shall not be moved: for <i>I shall</i> never <i>be</i> in adversity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/10.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />He has said in his heart, “I shall not be moved; I shall never be in adversity.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />He says to himself, “I will not be moved; Throughout the generations I will not be in adversity.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/10.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />He says to himself, &#8220I will not be moved; Throughout all generations I will not be in adversity.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />He says to himself, “I shall not be moved; Throughout all generations I shall not be in adversity.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />He says in his heart, “I will not be shaken; From generation to generation I will not be in adversity.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He says to himself, “I will not be moved; For throughout all generations I will not be in adversity [for nothing bad will happen to me].”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He says to himself, “I will never be moved — from generation to generation I will be without calamity.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He says to himself, &#8220I will never be moved— from generation to generation without calamity.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/10.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />He saith in his heart, I shall not be moved; To all generations I shall not be in adversity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />In their hearts they say, "Nothing can hurt us! We'll always be happy and free from trouble." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/10.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />He saith in his heart, I shall not be moved: to all generations I shall not be in adversity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He says to himself, "Nothing can shake me. I'll never face any trouble."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/10.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They say to themselves, "We will never fail; we will never be in trouble." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/10.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />They say to themselves, "We will not be moved throughout all time, and we will not experience adversity."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He says to himself, ?I will not be moved; from age to age I am free of distress.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/10.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He says to himself, "I will never be upended, because I experience no calamity." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He says in his heart, "I shall not be shaken. From generation to generation I shall not experience calamity."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />He hath said in his heart, I shall not be moved: for I shall never be in adversity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/10.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He says in his heart, “I shall not be shaken. For generations I shall have no trouble.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />He has said in his heart, “I am not moved, "" [And am] not in calamity to generation and generation.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> He hath said in his heart, 'I am not moved,' To generation and generation not in evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Saying in his heart, I shall not be moved: to generation and generation for not in evil.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For he hath said in his heart: I shall not be moved from generation to generation, and shall be without evil. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 9:27>For he has said in his heart, “I will not be disturbed: from generation to generation without evil.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/10.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />They say in their hearts, “We will never fall; never will we see misfortune.” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />They think in their heart, “We shall not be moved; throughout all generations we shall not meet adversity.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />He says in his heart, I shall not be moved from generation to generation; for he conceives evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/10.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />He has said in his heart, "I shall not move for a generation of generations"; he thinks upon evil.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/10.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />He saith in his heart: 'I shall not be moved, I who to all generations shall not be in adversity.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/10.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For he has said in his heart, I shall not be moved, <i>continuing</i> without evil from generation to generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/10-6.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=855" 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">5</span>He is secure in his ways at all times; Your lofty judgments are far from him; he sneers at all his foes. <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">He says</a> <a href="/hebrew/3820.htm" title="3820: bə·lib·bōw (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- A form of lebab; the heart; also used very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything.">to himself,</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.">“I will not</a> <a href="/hebrew/4131.htm" title="4131: ’em·mō·wṭ (V-Nifal-Imperf-1cs) -- To totter, shake, slip. A primitive root; to waver; by implication, to slip, shake, fall.">be moved;</a> <a href="/hebrew/1755.htm" title="1755: lə·ḏōr (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Period, generation, dwelling. Or dor; from duwr; properly, a revolution of time, i.e. An age or generation; also a dwelling.">from age</a> <a href="/hebrew/1755.htm" title="1755: wā·ḏōr (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Period, generation, dwelling. Or dor; from duwr; properly, a revolution of time, i.e. An age or generation; also a dwelling.">to age</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">I am free</a> <a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451: ḇə·rā‘ (Prep-b:: Adj-ms) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">of distress.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and violence; trouble and malice are under his tongue.…<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/18-12.htm">Proverbs 18:12</a></span><br />Before his downfall a man’s heart is proud, but humility comes before honor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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="/james/4-13.htm">James 4:13-16</a></span><br />Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business, and make a profit.” / You do not even know what will happen tomorrow! What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. / Instead, you ought to say, “If the Lord is willing, we will live and do this or that.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/47-7.htm">Isaiah 47:7-8</a></span><br />You said, ‘I will be queen forever.’ You did not take these things to heart or consider their outcome. / So now hear this, O lover of luxury who sits securely, who says to herself, ‘I am, and there is none besides me. I will never be a widow or know the loss of children.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-19.htm">Luke 12:19-20</a></span><br />Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”’ / But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-7.htm">Revelation 18:7-8</a></span><br />As much as she has glorified herself and lived in luxury, give her the same measure of torment and grief. In her heart she says, ‘I sit as queen; I am not a widow and will never see grief.’ / Therefore her plagues will come in one day—death and grief and famine—and she will be consumed by fire, for mighty is the Lord God who judges her.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/1-12.htm">Zephaniah 1:12</a></span><br />And at that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps and punish the men settled in complacency, who say to themselves, ‘The LORD will do nothing, either good or bad.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/21-14.htm">Job 21:14-15</a></span><br />Yet they say to God: ‘Leave us alone! For we have no desire to know Your ways. / Who is the Almighty, that we should serve Him, and what would we gain if we pray to Him?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-3.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:3</a></span><br />While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/56-12.htm">Isaiah 56:12</a></span><br />“Come, let me get the wine, let us imbibe the strong drink, and tomorrow will be like today, only far better!”<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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-48.htm">Matthew 24:48-51</a></span><br />But suppose that servant is wicked and says in his heart, ‘My master will be away a long time.’ / And he begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards. / The master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not anticipate. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/3-4.htm">2 Peter 3:4</a></span><br />“Where is the promise of His coming?” they will ask. “Ever since our fathers fell asleep, everything continues as it has from the beginning of creation.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/48-11.htm">Jeremiah 48:11</a></span><br />Moab has been at ease from youth, settled like wine on its dregs; he has not been poured from vessel to vessel or gone into exile. So his flavor has remained the same, and his aroma is unchanged.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/4-30.htm">Daniel 4:30-31</a></span><br />the king exclaimed, “Is this not Babylon the Great, which I myself have built as a royal residence by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?” / While the words were still in the king’s mouth, a voice came from heaven: “It is decreed to you, King Nebuchadnezzar, that the kingdom has departed from you.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">He has said in his heart, I shall not be moved: for I shall never be in adversity.</p><p class="hdg">said</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/11-1.htm">Psalm 11:1</a></b></br> To the chief Musician, <i>A Psalm</i> of David. In the LORD put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee <i>as</i> a bird to your mountain?</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="/matthew/24-48.htm">Matthew 24:48</a></b></br> But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;</p><p class="hdg">not</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/15-5.htm">Psalm 15:5</a></b></br> <i>He that</i> putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these <i>things</i> shall never be moved.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/30-6.htm">Psalm 30:6</a></b></br> And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ecclesiastes/8-11.htm">Ecclesiastes 8:11</a></b></br> Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.</p><p class="hdg">never.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/10-1.htm">Adversity</a> <a href="/psalms/10-5.htm">Always</a> <a href="/psalms/10-3.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/job/42-16.htm">Generation</a> <a href="/job/42-16.htm">Generations</a> <a href="/psalms/2-12.htm">Happy</a> <a href="/psalms/10-3.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-7.htm">I'll</a> <a href="/job/39-21.htm">Meet</a> <a href="/psalms/4-4.htm">Moved</a> <a href="/job/38-13.htm">Shake</a> <a href="/job/38-13.htm">Shaken</a> <a href="/job/24-15.htm">Thinks</a> <a href="/job/1-10.htm">Throughout</a> <a href="/psalms/10-1.htm">Trouble</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/18-6.htm">Adversity</a> <a href="/psalms/16-8.htm">Always</a> <a href="/psalms/10-7.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/psalms/12-7.htm">Generation</a> <a href="/psalms/22-30.htm">Generations</a> <a href="/psalms/32-1.htm">Happy</a> <a href="/psalms/10-11.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-28.htm">I'll</a> <a href="/psalms/21-3.htm">Meet</a> <a href="/psalms/11-1.htm">Moved</a> <a href="/psalms/18-7.htm">Shake</a> <a href="/psalms/13-4.htm">Shaken</a> <a href="/psalms/10-11.htm">Thinks</a> <a href="/psalms/45-16.htm">Throughout</a> <a href="/psalms/10-7.htm">Trouble</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>He says to himself</b><br>This phrase indicates a self-assured inner dialogue, reflecting the mindset of the wicked. In biblical context, self-talk often reveals the heart's true condition (<a href="/psalms/14.htm">Psalm 14:1</a>). The wicked's confidence is rooted in pride and self-reliance, contrasting with the righteous who depend on God (<a href="/proverbs/3-5.htm">Proverbs 3:5-6</a>).<p><b>“I will not be moved;</b><br>This expression of confidence suggests a belief in personal invincibility. Biblically, being "moved" often refers to stability and security (<a href="/psalms/16-8.htm">Psalm 16:8</a>). The wicked's false sense of security is a recurring theme, as seen in the parable of the rich fool (<a href="/luke/12-16.htm">Luke 12:16-21</a>), who also believed in his own permanence.<p><b>from age to age</b><br>This phrase implies a belief in enduring stability across generations. Historically, many ancient cultures, including those surrounding Israel, believed in the permanence of their own power and legacy. This contrasts with the biblical teaching that only God is eternal (<a href="/psalms/90-2.htm">Psalm 90:2</a>).<p><b>I am free of distress.”</b><br>The wicked's claim of being free from trouble highlights their ignorance of divine justice. Throughout scripture, distress is often a tool used by God to bring people to repentance (<a href="/psalms/119-67.htm">Psalm 119:67</a>). The belief in being free from distress is a delusion, as ultimate peace and security are found only in God (<a href="/john/16-33.htm">John 16:33</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wicked_man.htm">The Wicked Man</a></b><br>The primary subject of this verse, representing those who live in arrogance and self-reliance, believing they are invincible and beyond accountability.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_psalmist.htm">The Psalmist</a></b><br>Traditionally attributed to David, the psalmist observes and laments the behavior and mindset of the wicked.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>Implicit in the text as the ultimate judge and authority, contrasting the self-assured wicked with divine justice.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_oppressed.htm">The Oppressed</a></b><br>Though not directly mentioned in this verse, they are the victims of the wicked's arrogance and are central to the broader context of the psalm.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_context_of_distress.htm">The Context of Distress</a></b><br>The broader setting of the psalm, where the wicked believe they are free from trouble, while the righteous suffer.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_folly_of_arrogance.htm">The Folly of Arrogance</a></b><br>The wicked man's belief that he will "never be moved" reflects a dangerous arrogance. This mindset ignores the reality of God's sovereignty and the transient nature of human life.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_illusion_of_security.htm">The Illusion of Security</a></b><br>The phrase "from age to age I am free of distress" highlights the false sense of security that comes from relying on one's own strength and resources rather than on God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_justice.htm">God's Sovereignty and Justice</a></b><br>Despite the wicked's confidence, the broader biblical account assures us that God is just and will hold the arrogant accountable. Believers are encouraged to trust in God's ultimate justice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_humility.htm">The Call to Humility</a></b><br>This verse serves as a reminder for believers to cultivate humility, recognizing our dependence on God and the fleeting nature of earthly power and security.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_deliverance.htm">Trust in God's Deliverance</a></b><br>While the wicked may seem secure, believers are called to place their trust in God's deliverance and protection, knowing that He sees and will act in His perfect timing.<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_'i_shall_not_be_moved'_mean.htm">What is the meaning of "I shall not be moved"?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_intrusive_thoughts.htm">What are intrusive thoughts?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_feel_abandoned_if_god_is_with_you.htm">Why do you feel abandoned when God is with you?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/types_of_prayer.htm">What are the different types of prayer?</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>(6) <span class= "bld">I shall not.</span>--The meaning of the verse is clear, but the construction is involved. Literally, <span class= "ital">I shall not be moved to generation and generation, which not in evil. </span>The LXX. and Vulg. omit the relative altogether. The best rendering is, "I shall never be moved at any time: I who am without ill."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">He hath said in his heart, I shall not be moved</span> (comp. <a href="/psalms/30-6.htm">Psalm 30:6</a>). The idea of continuance is instinctive in the human mind. "The thing that has been, it is that which shall be" (<a href="/ecclesiastes/1-9.htm">Ecclesiastes 1:9</a>). We expect the sun to rise each day, solely because in the past it has always risen (see Butler's 'Analogy,' part 1. ch. 1.). The wicked man, who has always prospered, expects to prosper in the future; he has no anticipation of coming change; he supposes that his "house will continue for ever, and his dwelling-place to all generations' (<a href="/psalms/49-11.htm">Psalm 49:11</a>); he thinks that "to-morrow will be as to-day, and much more abundant" (<a href="/isaiah/56-12.htm">Isaiah 56:12</a>). For I shall never be in adversity; rather, <span class="accented">unto generation and generation</span>, <span class="accented">I am he who will be exempt from calamity.</span> The wicked man has no thought of dying - he will be prosperous, he thinks, age after age. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/10-6.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">He says</span><br /><span class="heb">אָמַ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·mar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to himself,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּ֭לִבּוֹ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·lib·bōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3820.htm">Strong's 3820: </a> </span><span class="str2">The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“I shall 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">be moved;</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶמּ֑וֹט</span> <span class="translit">(’em·mō·wṭ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4131.htm">Strong's 4131: </a> </span><span class="str2">To waver, to slip, shake, fall</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from age</span><br /><span class="heb">לְדֹ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḏōr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1755.htm">Strong's 1755: </a> </span><span class="str2">A revolution of time, an age, generation, a dwelling</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to age</span><br /><span class="heb">וָ֝דֹ֗ר</span> <span class="translit">(wā·ḏōr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1755.htm">Strong's 1755: </a> </span><span class="str2">A revolution of time, an age, generation, a dwelling</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I am free</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹֽא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of distress.”</span><br /><span class="heb">בְרָֽע׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·rā‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bad, evil</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/10-6.htm">Psalm 10:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/10-6.htm">Psalm 10:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/10-6.htm">Psalm 10:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/10-6.htm">Psalm 10:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/10-6.htm">Psalm 10:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/10-6.htm">Psalm 10:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/10-6.htm">Psalm 10:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/10-6.htm">Psalm 10:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/10-6.htm">Psalm 10:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/10-6.htm">Psalm 10:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/10-6.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 10:6 He says in his heart I shall (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/10-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 10:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 10:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/10-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 10:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 10:7" /></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>