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Psalms 10:1 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" Why standest thou afar off, O LORD? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble? "
Psalms 10:1
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Why standest thou afar off, O LORD? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?
The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.
For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the LORD abhorreth.
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Psalms 10:2
"The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined."
Psalms 10:3
"For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the LORD abhorreth."
Psalms 10:4
"The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts."
Psalms 10:5
"His ways are always grievous; thy judgments are far above out of his sight: as for all his enemies, he puffeth"
Psalms 10:6
"He hath said in his heart, I shall not be moved: for I shall never be in adversity."
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