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Psalms 10:2

PridePoverty and the vulnerable

1 Why, O LORD, do You stand far off? Why do You hide in times of trouble?

In pride the wicked pursue the needy; let them be caught in the schemes they devise.

3 For the wicked man boasts in the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD.

4 In his pride the wicked man does not seek Him; in all his schemes there is no God.

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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.

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BSB
In pride the wicked pursue the needy; let them be caught in the schemes they devise.
KJV
The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.
WEB
In arrogance, the wicked hunt down the weak. They are caught in the schemes that they devise.
ASV
In the pride of the wicked the poor is hotly pursued; Let them be taken in the devices that they have conceived.
DARBY
The wicked, in his pride, doth hotly pursue the afflicted. They shall be taken in the devices that they have imagined.
BLB
In [his] arrogance, the wicked hotly pursue the afflicted; may they be caught in the schemes that they have devised!
ÅB
De elendige engstes ved den ugudeliges overmot;
de fanges i de onde planene han har tenkt ut.
OTB
I sin arroganse forfølger de onde ivrig de trengende;
La dem bli fanget i de planene de har lagt.
B1930
Ved den ugudeliges overmot engstes de elendige; de fanges i de onde råd han har uttenkt.

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