Psalms 10:11
9 He lies in wait like a lion in a thicket; he lurks to seize the oppressed; he catches the lowly in his net.
10 They are crushed and beaten down; the hapless fall prey to his strength.
He says to himself, “God has forgotten; He hides His face and never sees.”
12 Arise, O LORD! Lift up Your hand, O God! Do not forget the helpless.
13 Why has the wicked man renounced God? He says to himself, “You will never call me to account.”
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- He says to himself, “God has forgotten; He hides His face and never sees.”
- KJV
- He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never see it.
- WEB
- He says in his heart, “God has forgotten. He hides his face. He will never see it.”
- ASV
- He saith in his heart, God hath forgotten; He hideth his face; he will never see it.
- DARBY
- He saith in his heart, God hath forgotten, he hideth his face, he will never see [it].
- BLB
- He has said in his heart, “God has forgotten; He hides His face; He will not see [it] forever.”
- ÅB
- Han sier i hjertet sitt: Gud har glemt det,
han har skjult ansiktet sitt,
han ser det aldri. - OTB
- Han sier til seg selv, “Gud har oversett;
Han har skjult sitt ansikt; Han vil aldri legge merke til.” - B1930
- Han sier i sitt hjerte: Gud har glemt det, han har skjult sitt åsyn, han ser det aldri.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ezekiel 8:12
“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.’”
Read in contextPsalms 94:7
They say, “The LORD does not see; the God of Jacob pays no heed.”
Read in contextPsalms 73:11
The wicked say, “How can God know? Does the Most High have knowledge?”
Read in contextPsalms 10:6
He says to himself, “I will not be moved; from age to age I am free of distress.”
Read in contextEzekiel 9:9
He replied, “The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceedingly great. The land is full of bloodshed, and the city is full of perversity. For they say, ‘The LORD has forsaken the land; the LORD does not see.’
Read in contextPsalms 64:5
They hold fast to their evil purpose; they speak of hiding their snares. “Who will see them?” they say.
Read in contextEcclesiastes 8:11
When the sentence for a crime is not speedily executed, the hearts of men become fully set on doing evil.
Read in contextLuke 7:39
When the Pharisee who had invited Jesus saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, He would know who this is and what kind of woman is touching Him—for she is a sinner!”
Read in context