Psalms 10:15

¹³ Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God? he hath said in his heart, Thou wilt not require it.

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.

Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man: seek out his wickedness till thou find none.

¹⁶ The LORD is King for ever and ever: the heathen are perished out of his land.

¹⁷ LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: Break the arm of the wicked and evildoer; call him to account for his wickedness until none is left to be found.
KJV: Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man: seek out his wickedness till thou find none.
WEB: Break the arm of the wicked. As for the evil man, seek out his wickedness until you find none.
ASV: Break thou the arm of the wicked; And as for the evil man, seek out his wickedness till thou find none.
DARBY: Break thou the arm of the wicked, and as for the evil man, seek out his wickedness [till] thou find none.
BLB: Break the arm of the wicked and evildoer! Seek out his wickedness, [until] none is found.

ÅB: Knekk den ugudeliges arm,
og krev regnskap for den ondes ugudelighet,
så den ikke er å finne mer!
OTB: Bryt makten til den onde og ugjerningsmannen,
Søk ut hans ondskap til ingen gjenstår.
B1930: Sønderbryt den ugudeliges arm, og hjemsøk den ondes ugudelighet, så du ikke mere finner den!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Psalms 37:17
For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the righteous.
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Job 38:15
And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm shall be broken.
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Zephaniah 1:12
And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with candles, and punish the men that are settled on their lees: that say in their heart, The LORD will not do good, neither will he do evil.
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Psalms 7:9
Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins.
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Ezekiel 30:21–22
Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and, lo, it shall not be bound up to be healed, to put a roller to bind it, to make it strong to hold the sword.
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Zechariah 11:17
Woe to the idol shepherd that leaveth the flock! the sword shall be upon his arm, and upon his right eye: his arm shall be clean dried up, and his right eye shall be utterly darkened.
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Jeremiah 2:34
Also in thy skirts is found the blood of the souls of the poor innocents: I have not found it by secret search, but upon all these.
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Ezekiel 23:48
Thus will I cause lewdness to cease out of the land, that all women may be taught not to do after your lewdness.
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