Psalms 10:4
2 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.
In his pride the wicked man does not seek Him; in all his schemes there is no God.
5 He is secure in his ways at all times; Your lofty judgments are far from him; he sneers at all his foes.
6 He says to himself, “I will not be moved; from age to age I am free of distress.”
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- In his pride the wicked man does not seek Him; in all his schemes there is no God.
- KJV
- The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts.
- WEB
- The wicked, in the pride of his face, has no room in his thoughts for God.
- ASV
- The wicked, in the pride of his countenance, [saith], He will not require [it]. All his thoughts are, There is no God.
- DARBY
- The wicked [saith], in the haughtiness of his countenance, He doth not search out: all his thoughts are, There is no God!
- BLB
- The wicked one, in the height of his face, does not inquire; there is no God [in] any of his thoughts.
- ÅB
- Den ugudelige sier i sitt overmot: «Han krever ikke til regnskap.
Det er ingen Gud», det er alt han tenker. - OTB
- Den onde, i sin stolthet, søker ikke Ham.
Det er ikke rom for Gud i alle hans planer. - B1930
- Den ugudelige sier i sitt overmot: Han hjemsøker ikke. Det er ingen Gud, det er alle hans tanker.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 14:1–2
The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt; their acts are vile. There is no one who does good.
Read in contextRomans 1:28
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.
Read in contextActs 8:22
Repent, therefore, of your wickedness, and pray to the Lord. Perhaps He will forgive you for the intent of your heart.
Read in contextGenesis 6:5
Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great upon the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was altogether evil all the time.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 8:14
then your heart will become proud, and you will forget the LORD your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
Read in contextRomans 1:21
For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts.
Read in contextPsalms 53:1
The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt; their ways are vile. There is no one who does good.
Read in contextExodus 5:2
But Pharaoh replied, “Who is the LORD that I should obey His voice and let Israel go? I do not know the LORD, and I will not let Israel go.”
Read in context