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Psalms 10:14

10:13 Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God? he hath said in his heart, Thou wilt not require it.
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. committeth: Heb. leaveth

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But you do see trouble and grief. You consider it to take it into your hand. You help the victim and the fatherless.

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.

You have seen it; for you behold mischief and spite, to requite it with your hand: the poor commits himself to you; you are the helper of the fatherless.

10:15 Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man: seek out his wickedness till thou find none.

What does Psalms 10:14 mean?

Psalms 10:14 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include רָאָה (râʼâh), נָבַט (nâbaṭ), עָמָל (ʻâmâl). It connects to 3 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

Hebrew interlinear

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Thou
hast
seenרָאָהrâʼâh/raw-aw'/H7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
it;
for
thou
beholdestנָבַטnâbaṭ/naw-bat'/H5027to scan, i.e. look intently at; by implication, to regard with pleasure, favor or care
mischiefעָמָלʻâmâl/aw-mawl'/H5999toil, i.e. wearing effort; hence, worry, wheth. of body or mind
and
spite,כַּעַסkaʻaç/kah'-as/H3708vexation
to
requiteנָתַןnâthan/naw-than'/H5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
it
with
thy
hand:יָדyâd/yawd/H3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
the
poorחֵלְכָאchêlᵉkâʼ/khay-lek-aw'/H2489a wretch, i.e. unfortunate
committethעָזַבʻâzab/aw-zab'/H5800to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.
himself
unto
thee;
thou
art
the
helperעָזַרʻâzar/aw-zar'/H5826to surround, i.e. protect or aid
of
the
fatherless.יָתוֹםyâthôwm/yaw-thome'/H3490a bereaved person
committeth:
Heb.
leaveth

Commentary on Psalms 10:14

HENRY_FULL · Psalms 10:14
ence >ver. 10 . II. To convince Job of God's power and terrible majesty several particular instances are here given of the strength and terror of the leviathan, which is no more than what God has given him, nor more than he has under his check, ver. 11, 12 . The face of the leviathan is here described to be terrible ( ver. 12 , 14 ), his scales close ( ver. 15-17 ), his breath and neesings sparkling ( ver. 18-21 ), his flesh firm ( ver. 22-24 ), his strength and spirit, when he is attacked, insuperable ( ver. 25-30 ), his motions turbulent, and disturbing to the waters ( ver. 31, 32 ), so that, upon the whole, he is a very terrible creature, and man is no match for him, ver. 33, 34 . Description of Leviathan. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 Canst thou draw out leviathan with a hook? or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest down? 2 Canst thou put a hook into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a thorn? 3 Will he make many supplications unto thee? will he speak soft words unto thee? 4 Will he make a covenant with thee? wilt thou take him for a servant for ever? 5 Wilt thou play with him as with a bird? or w

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Isaiah 27:1

In that day the LORD with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea. piercing: or, crossing like a bar

Ezekiel 29:4

But I will put hooks in thy jaws, and I will cause the fish of thy rivers to stick unto thy scales, and I will bring thee up out of the midst of thy rivers, and all the fish of thy rivers shall stick unto thy scales.

Ezekiel 29:5

And I will leave thee thrown into the wilderness, thee and all the fish of thy rivers: thou shalt fall upon the open fields; thou shalt not be brought together, nor gathered: I have given thee for meat to the beasts of the field and to the fowls of the heaven. open: Heb. face of the field

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 10:14.

Genesis 12:7

And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him.

Genesis 13:15

For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.

Genesis 14:20

And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all.

Genesis 16:5

And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee: I have given my maid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes: the LORD judge between me and thee.

Genesis 3:6

And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. pleasant: Heb. a desire

Genesis 9:2

And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they delivered.

Numbers 23:21

He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath he seen perverseness in Israel: the LORD his God is with him, and the shout of a king is among them.

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What does Psalms 10:14 say?

Psalms 10:14 (King James Version) reads: "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. committeth: Heb. leaveth"

Is Psalms 10:14 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 10:14 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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