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Why does he say to himself, &#8220He won&#8217t call me to account"?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/10.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Why do the wicked get away with despising God? They think, “God will never call us to account.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/10.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Why does the wicked renounce God and say in his heart, “You will not call to account”?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Why has the wicked man renounced God? He says to himself, “You will never call me to account.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/10.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God? he hath said in his heart, Thou wilt not require <i>it</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/10.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Why do the wicked renounce God? He has said in his heart, “You will not require <i>an account.</i>”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Why has the wicked treated God disrespectfully? He has said to himself, “You will not require <i>an account.</i>”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/10.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Why has the wicked spurned God? He has said to himself, &#8220You will not require it.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Why has the wicked spurned God? He has said to himself, “Thou wilt not require <i>it</i>.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Why has the wicked spurned God? He has said in his heart, “You will not require <i>it</i>.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Why has the wicked spurned <i>and</i> shown disrespect to God? He has said to himself, “You will not require me to account.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Why has the wicked person despised God? He says to himself, “You will not demand an account.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Why has the wicked person despised God? He says to himself, &#8220You will not demand an account.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/10.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God, And say in his heart, Thou wilt not require it?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The wicked don't respect you. In their hearts they say, "God won't punish us!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/10.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God, and say in his heart, Thou wilt not require it?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Why does the wicked person despise God? Why does he say to himself, "God doesn't care"?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/10.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />How can the wicked despise God and say to themselves, "He will not punish me"? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/10.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Why do the wicked despise God and say to themselves, "God will not seek justice."? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Why has the wicked man renounced God? He says to himself, ?You will never call me to account.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/10.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Why does the wicked man reject God? He says to himself, "You will not hold me accountable." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Why does the wicked person condemn God, and say in his heart, "You will not seek (an accounting)."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Why doth the wicked contemn God? he hath said in his heart, Thou wilt not require it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/10.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Why does the wicked person condemn God, and say in his heart, “God won’t call me into account?” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Why has the wicked despised God? He has said in his heart, “It is not required.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Wherefore hath the wicked despised God? He hath said in his heart, 'It is not required.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For what did the unjust one despise God, saying in his heart, Thou wilt not search?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Wherefore hath the wicked provoked God? for he hath said in his heart: He will not require it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 9:34>How has the impious one provoked God? For he has said in his heart, “He will not inquire.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/10.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Why should the wicked scorn God, say in their hearts, “God does not care”? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Why do the wicked renounce God, and say in their hearts, “You will not call us to account”?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Why does the wicked provoke God? He says in his heart, God does not seek vengeance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/10.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Why does the sinner anger God and say his heart, "You will not require it"?<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/10.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God, And say in his heart: 'Thou wilt not require'?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/10.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Wherefore, has the wicked provoked God? for he has said in his heart, He will not require <i>it</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/10-13.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=911" 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">12</span>Arise, O LORD! Lift up Your hand, O God! Do not forget the helpless. <span class="reftext">13</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">Why</a> <a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: meh (Interrog) -- What? how? anything. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/7563.htm" title="7563: rā·šā‘ (Adj-ms) -- Wicked, criminal. From rasha'; morally wrong; concretely, an bad person.">has the wicked man</a> <a href="/hebrew/5006.htm" title="5006: ni·’êṣ (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To spurn, treat with contempt. A primitive root; to scorn; or by interchange for nuwts, to bloom.">renounced</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> <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/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">“You will never</a> <a href="/hebrew/1875.htm" title="1875: tiḏ·rōš (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow; by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship.">call me to account.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">14</span>But You have regarded trouble and grief; You see to repay it by Your hand. The victim entrusts himself to You; You are the helper of the fatherless.…<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/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="/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="/isaiah/57-11.htm">Isaiah 57:11</a></span><br />Whom have you dreaded and feared, so that you lied and failed to remember Me or take this to heart? Is it not because I have long been silent that you do not fear Me?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/2-27.htm">Jeremiah 2:27</a></span><br />say to a tree, ‘You are my father,’ and to a stone, ‘You gave me birth.’ They have turned their backs to Me and not their faces. Yet in the time of trouble, they say, ‘Rise up and save us!’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/3-13.htm">Malachi 3:13-15</a></span><br />“Your words against Me have been harsh,” says the LORD. “Yet you ask, ‘What have we spoken against You?’ / You have said, ‘It is futile to serve God. What have we gained by keeping His requirements and walking mournfully before the LORD of Hosts? / So now we call the arrogant blessed. Not only do evildoers prosper, they even test God and escape.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/73-11.htm">Psalm 73:11</a></span><br />The wicked say, “How can God know? Does the Most High have knowledge?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/14-1.htm">Psalm 14:1</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. Of David. The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt; their acts are vile. There is no one who does good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/94-7.htm">Psalm 94:7</a></span><br />They say, “The LORD does not see; the God of Jacob pays no heed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-19.htm">Isaiah 5:19</a></span><br />to those who say, “Let Him hurry and hasten His work so that we may see it! Let the plan of the Holy One of Israel come so that we may know it!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/8-12.htm">Ezekiel 8:12</a></span><br />“Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the darkness, each at the shrine of his own idol? For they are saying, ‘The LORD does not see us; the LORD has forsaken the land.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-28.htm">Romans 1:28-32</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. / They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice. They are gossips, / slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant, and boastful. They invent new forms of evil; they disobey their parents. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/3-3.htm">2 Peter 3:3-4</a></span><br />Most importantly, you must understand that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires. / “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="/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="/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="/2_thessalonians/2-10.htm">2 Thessalonians 2:10-12</a></span><br />and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them. / For this reason God will send them a powerful delusion so that they believe the lie, / in order that judgment may come upon all who have disbelieved the truth and delighted in wickedness.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Why does the wicked scorn God? he has said in his heart, You will not require it.</p><p class="hdg">contemn</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/74-10.htm">Psalm 74:10,18</a></b></br> O God, how long shall the adversary reproach? shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/11-20.htm">Numbers 11:20</a></b></br> <i>But</i> even a whole month, until it come out at your nostrils, and it be loathsome unto you: because that ye have despised the LORD which <i>is</i> among you, and have wept before him, saying, Why came we forth out of Egypt?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/12-9.htm">2 Samuel 12:9,10</a></b></br> Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the LORD, to do evil in his sight? thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife <i>to be</i> thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon… </p><p class="hdg">Thou</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/9-5.htm">Genesis 9:5</a></b></br> And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man's brother will I require the life of man.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/42-22.htm">Genesis 42:22</a></b></br> And Reuben answered them, saying, Spake I not unto you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore, behold, also his blood is required.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/24-22.htm">2 Chronicles 24:22</a></b></br> Thus Joash the king remembered not the kindness which Jehoiada his father had done to him, but slew his son. 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The act of renouncing God indicates a deliberate rejection of divine authority and moral order. In biblical context, renouncing God is seen as a grave sin, often leading to judgment. This question echoes the lament found in other scriptures, such as <a href="/psalms/73.htm">Psalm 73</a>, where the psalmist struggles with the success of the wicked. The renunciation of God by the wicked is a denial of His sovereignty and justice, which is a recurring issue throughout the Old Testament, particularly in the prophetic books where Israel is often called to account for similar attitudes.<p><b>He says to himself, “You will never call me to account.”</b><br>This phrase reveals the inner thoughts and arrogance of the wicked, who believe they can act without consequence. The belief that God will not call them to account reflects a misunderstanding or denial of God's omniscience and justice. This attitude is reminiscent of the serpent's deception in <a href="/genesis/3.htm">Genesis 3</a>, where doubt is cast on God's word and judgment. Theologically, this reflects a lack of fear of the Lord, which is considered the beginning of wisdom (<a href="/proverbs/9-10.htm">Proverbs 9:10</a>). The idea of divine accountability is a central theme in scripture, with numerous passages affirming that God will judge the actions of all people (<a href="/ecclesiastes/12-14.htm">Ecclesiastes 12:14</a>, <a href="/romans/14-12.htm">Romans 14:12</a>). This phrase also foreshadows the final judgment described in Revelation, where all will be held accountable before 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, often characterized by arrogance and a lack of accountability.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The sovereign and just deity who is often questioned by the wicked but remains the ultimate judge.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_psalmist.htm">The Psalmist</a></b><br>The author of the psalm, who is lamenting the apparent success and arrogance of the wicked.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_arrogance_of_the_wicked.htm">The Arrogance of the Wicked</a></b><br>The wicked man's denial of accountability is rooted in arrogance. This attitude is a warning against pride and self-deception.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_justice_is_certain.htm">God's Justice is Certain</a></b><br>Despite the wicked man's belief, God's justice is inevitable. Believers can find comfort in knowing that God will ultimately hold everyone accountable.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_accountability.htm">The Importance of Accountability</a></b><br>As Christians, we are called to live with an awareness of God's presence and judgment, fostering a life of integrity and humility.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_timing.htm">Trust in God's Timing</a></b><br>While it may seem that the wicked prosper, believers are encouraged to trust in God's perfect timing for 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_is_god's_judgment_delayed_here.htm">Why does God’s delayed judgment in this chapter seem inconsistent with other swift punishments in the Bible? (Psalm 10:13) </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_must_david_repent_if_god_knows_all.htm">Psalm 51 - Why would a supposedly all-knowing God require repentance from David if He already understands every human intention?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_use_evil_for_judgment,_god.htm">If God is 'too pure to look on evil' (Habakkuk 1:13), why does He use a ruthless nation as His instrument of judgment?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_disasters_affect_all_people.htm">Proverbs 10:25 says the righteous remain firm in the storm--why then do natural disasters often strike believers and nonbelievers alike?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 13.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God?</span> God's long-suffering does but make the wicked despise him. Wherefore is this allowed to continue (comp. ver. 1)? He hath said in his heart, Thou wilt not require it; rather, as in the Prayer-beck Version, <span class="accented">while he cloth say in his heart</span> (see vers. 6, 11). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/10-13.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">Why</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has the wicked man</span><br /><span class="heb">רָשָׁ֥ע ׀</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">renounced</span><br /><span class="heb">נִאֵ֖ץ</span> <span class="translit">(ni·’êṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5006.htm">Strong's 5006: </a> </span><span class="str2">To spurn, treat with contempt</span><br /><br /><span class="word">God?</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהִ֑ים</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 /><br /><span class="word">He says</span><br /><span class="heb">אָמַ֥ר</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">בְּ֝לִבּ֗וֹ</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">“You will never</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֣א</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">call [me] to account.”</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּדְרֹֽשׁ׃</span> <span class="translit">(tiḏ·rōš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second 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 /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/10-13.htm">Psalm 10:13 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/10-13.htm">Psalm 10:13 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/10-13.htm">Psalm 10:13 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/10-13.htm">Psalm 10:13 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/10-13.htm">Psalm 10:13 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/10-13.htm">Psalm 10:13 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/10-13.htm">Psalm 10:13 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/10-13.htm">Psalm 10:13 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/10-13.htm">Psalm 10:13 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/10-13.htm">Psalm 10:13 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/10-13.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 10:13 Why does the wicked person condemn God (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/10-12.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 10:12"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 10:12" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/10-14.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 10:14"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 10:14" /></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>