Psalm 10
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Summary
Various acts of the unrighteous and ungodly are mentioned by the Psalmist, who states that the Lord is not in the hearts of the wicked. However, the Psalmist expresses that the Lord will judge the fatherless and oppressed in righteousness and love.
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| (6) He hath said in his heart, I shall not be moved: for I shall never be in adversity. | (6) For he hath said in his heart, I shall not be moved, |
| (7) His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity. | (7) His mouth is full of cursing and deceit, and his heart is full of fraud. And under his tongue, |
| (10) He croucheth, and humbleth himself, that the poor may fall by his strong ones. | (10) He croucheth to the strong ones and humbleth himself, that the poor may fall by his devices. |
| (13) Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God? he hath said in his heart, Thou wilt not require it. | (13) |
| (14) Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless. | (14) O Lord, thou hast seen all this, for thou beholdest mischief and spite to requite |
| (15) Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man: seek out his wickedness till thou find none. | (15) O Lord, thou wilt break the arm of the wicked and of the evil |
| (16) The Lord is King for ever and ever: the heathen are perished out of his land. | (16) And the Lord shall be king forever and ever over his people, for the wicked shall perish out of his land. |
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