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Psalms 10:12-15

PSALM—NOTE ON Psalms 10:12 These verses call God to action in response to vv. Psalms 10:1. Verses Psalms 10:12 repeat many words from vv. Psalms 10:1: “mischief” (vv. Psalms 10:7 and Psalms 10:14); “forget” (vv. Psalms 10:11 and Psalms 10:12); “see” (vv. Psalms 10:11 and Psalms 10:14); “renounce” (vv. Psalms 10:3 and Psalms 10:13); “helpless” (vv. Psalms 10:8, Psalms 10:10, Psalms 10:14); and “wicked” (vv. Psalms 10:2, Psalms 10:13, Psalms 10:15). The repetition shows that God’s action will be a direct answer to the injustice described.

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  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Psalms 10:12. _ARISE, O LORD_] Hear their reproaches see their guile, consider thy oppressed people. "Lift up thine hand," _threaten_ them, that they may desist and repent. If they repent not le...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    ARISE, O LORD - See the note at Psalms 3:7. This commences the second part of the psalm, in which the author calls on God to remember those who were oppressed and wronged by the wicked. By suffering t...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    Psalms 10 _ 1. The cry of Jehovah and what causeth it (Psalms 10:1)_ 2. That wicked one (Psalms 10:3) 3. Prayer for divine Intervention: Faith's Vision ...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    9 AND 10. YAHWEH THE REFUGE OF HIS PEOPLE. These two Pss., divided in MT, were originally one, This is proved by the fact that they are one in LXX. and Vulg., by the absence of title over Psalms 10, a...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    ARISE. Compare Psalms 9:19. THE HUMBLE. the humble ones. Compare Psalms 10:17....

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    PSALMS 9:10 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE The Kingship of Jehovah in Zion Finally Triumphant over a League between the Nations and the Lawless One. ANALYSIS These two psalms are bound together as originally on...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _ARISE, O LORD; O GOD, LIFT UP THINE HAND: FORGET NOT THE HUMBLE._ Arise, O Lord. Here the second part of the psalm begins. The prayer that suggests itself to the believer as the only resource in his...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    10:12 afflicted. (e-12) Others, 'the meek,' as also in Psalms 9:12 . see 9.18....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    This Ps. has no title. Its relationship to Psalms 9 has been discussed in intro. to that Ps. It reflects a time of great social disorder, in which wickedness and violence are rampant, and the righteou...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    Psalms 1:41 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ Words in boxes are from the Bible. The notes explain some of the words with a *star by them. Tap the * before a word to show an explanation. The translated Bible tex...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    Here the acrostic arrangement is resumed with _koph. _...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    קוּמָ֤ה יְהוָ֗ה אֵ֭ל נְשָׂ֣א יָדֶ֑ךָ אַל ־תִּ

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    Psalms 10:1 Psalms 9:1; Psalms 10:1 are alike in their imperfectly acrostic structure, the occurrence of certain phrases- _ e.g._, the very uncommon expression for "times of trouble,...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    GOD WILL NOT FORGET THE LOWLY Psalms 10:1 The malice of our foes, and especially of Satan, is powerfully described, Psalms 10:1. Now it is the venom beneath the serpent's tongue, Psalms 10:7; now the...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    In the Septuagint and other versions, probably the ancient Hebrew, Psalms 9:1; Psa 10:1-18 appear as one. There is a clear connection between them, but it is that of contrast. In the former the singer...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    (f) Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up thine hand: forget not the humble. (f) He calls to God for help, because wickedness is so far overgrown that God must help now or never....

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    Having taken a view of the enemies of God and of his Christ, and of their hatred to him and his people, in these verses a cry is put up, that God would, agreeably to his promise, for the oppression of...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    12._Arise, O Jehovah. _It is a disease under which men in general labor, to imagine, according to the judgment of the flesh, that when God does not execute his judgments, he is sitting idle, or lying...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

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  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    ARISE, O LORD,.... See Psalms 3:7; O GOD, LIFT UP THINE HAND; either on the behalf of his people, to help and deliver them; his hand may be said to be let down when their enemies prevail, and to be l...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up thine hand: forget not the humble. Ver. 12. _Arise, O Lord_] _Surge, age, summe Pater,_ said Mantuan to the pope, stirring him up against the Turks; may we better say to...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    DAVID MAKES A PLEA FOR SPEEDY DELIVERANCE...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Arise, O Lord, David's usual powerful and importunate appeal to Jehovah, the true God; O GOD, LIFT UP THINE HAND, namely, for the purpose of punishing the wicked; FORGET NOT THE HUMBLE, forsaking them...

  • Marginal Notes in the King James Version (1611)

    HUMBLE: Or, afflicted...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

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  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

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  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Psalms 10:12 Arise H6965 (H8798) LORD H3068 God H410 up H5375 (H8798) hand H3027 forget H7911 ...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    ‘Arise, O YHWH, O God, lift up your hand, Do not forget the needy. Why does the unrighteous man renounce God, And say in his heart, ‘You will not call to account'? You have seen, for you behold mi...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: The psalmist meditates on the wicked and desires to see them humbled under God's hand. CHARACTERS: Psalmist, God. CONCLUSION: The Christian cannot but lay to heart that which is offensive...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Psalms 10:1. _Why standest thou afar off, oh Lord?_ This is the prayer of David against some very wicked and neighbouring prince, who through pride and thirst for gold, was lurking like a lion, and mu...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

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  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Why standest Thou afar off, O Lord?_ A THEOLOGICAL DIFFICULTY, A HAUGHTY IMPIETY, AN EARNEST PRAYER I. A theological difficulty. “Why standest Thou afar off, O Lord?” Some great enormity was now un...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    INTRODUCTION “This psalm seems to belong to the time of the Captivity, or the return of the captives. It was probably made in reference to Sanballat, and the other enemies of the Jews. There is a gre...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION This psalm is to some extent connected with the preceding one, but not very closely. It has turns of expression which are identical, and not common elsewhere; _e.g. _"in times of trouble" ...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Why do you stand a far off, O LORD? Why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble? (Psalms 10:1) Have you ever prayed that? "Lord, why aren't You doing something about it? Why do You seem to hide Yours...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    Isaiah 26:11; Isaiah 33:10; Micah 5:9; Psalms 13:1; Psalms 3:7;...

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