Psalm 10:2 “In pride the wicked pursue the needy; let them be caught in the scheme…”

Psalm 10:2

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.

World English Bible

In arrogance, the wicked hunt down the weak. They are caught in the schemes that they devise.

American Standard Version

In the pride of the wicked the poor is hotly pursued; Let them be taken in the devices that they have conceived.

Geneva Bible 1599

The wicked with pride doeth persecute the poore: let them be taken in the craftes that they haue imagined.

Darby Translation

The wicked, in his pride, doth hotly pursue the afflicted. They shall be taken in the devices that they have imagined.

Young's Literal Translation

Through the pride of the wicked, Is the poor inflamed, They are caught in devices that they devised.

Bible in Basic English

The evil-doer in his pride is cruel to the poor; let him be taken by the tricks of his invention.

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Cross references

“The wicked, etc”

Psalm 59:12 Psalm 36:11 Psalm 31:18 Psalm 119:122 Psalm 140:5 Psalm 119:69

Psalm 59:12 · BSB

By the sins of their mouths and the words of their lips, let them be trapped in their pride, in the curses and lies they utter.

Psalm 36:11 · BSB

Let not the foot of the proud come against me, nor the hand of the wicked drive me away.

Psalm 31:18 · BSB

May lying lips be silenced— lips that speak with arrogance against the righteous, full of pride and contempt.

Psalm 119:122 · BSB

Ensure Your servant’s well-being; do not let the arrogant oppress me.

Psalm 140:5 · BSB

The proud hide a snare for me; the cords of their net are spread along the path, and lures are set out for me. Selah

Psalm 119:69 · BSB

Though the arrogant have smeared me with lies, I keep Your precepts with all my heart.

“let”

Psalm 7:16 Proverbs 5:22 Psalm 9:15 Psalm 9:16

Psalm 7:16 · BSB

His trouble recoils on himself, and his violence falls on his own head.

Proverbs 5:22 · BSB

The iniquities of a wicked man entrap him; the cords of his sin entangle him.

Psalm 9:15 · BSB

The nations have fallen into a pit of their making; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.

Psalm 9:16 · BSB

The LORD is known by the justice He brings; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands. Higgaion Selah

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

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

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

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