The Meaning of Psalms 10:10 Explained

Psalms 10:10

KJV: He croucheth, and humbleth himself, that the poor may fall by his strong ones.

YLT: He is bruised -- he boweth down, Fallen by his mighty ones hath the afflicted.

Darby: He croucheth, he boweth down, that the wretched may fall by his strong ones.

ASV: He croucheth, he boweth down, And the helpless fall by his strong ones.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

He croucheth,  [and] humbleth  himself, that the poor  may fall  by his strong ones. 

What does Psalms 10:10 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 10:1-18 - God Will Not Forget The Lowly
The malice of our foes, and especially of Satan, is powerfully described, Psalms 10:1-11. Now it is the venom beneath the serpent's tongue, Psalms 10:7; now the bandit in ambush, Psalms 10:8; now the lion in his den, and again the hunter snaring his unsuspecting prey, Psalms 10:9. And all the while God is so quiet that it seems as if He has abdicated His throne.
Then the oppressed begin to pray, committing themselves to Him, Psalms 10:12-15. May we not rise above the spirit of the Old Covenant and ask that the venomous evil which is in the heart of our foes may be exterminated, so that it leave no vestiges? And such prayer must be answered. Compare Psalms 10:16-172 with 1714864744_93. True prayer begins with God and returns to Him. When He prepares the heart, Psalms 9:17, He prepares the answer, which exceeds all, 1 Corinthians 2:9. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 10

1  David complains of the wicked
12  He prays for remedy
16  He professes his confidence

What do the individual words in Psalms 10:10 mean?

- So he crouches he lies low that may fall by his strength Helpless strength the subdued
[ודכה] (יִדְכֶּ֥ה) יָשֹׁ֑חַ וְנָפַ֥ל בַּ֝עֲצוּמָ֗יו [חלכאים] (חֵ֣יל) (כָּאִֽים)

[ודכה]  - 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אֲבַדֹּה  
Sense: a lost thing, something lost, a perishing.
(יִדְכֶּ֥ה)  So  he  crouches 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: דָּכָה  
Sense: to crush, be crushed, be contrite, be broken.
יָשֹׁ֑חַ  he  lies  low 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: שָׁחַח 
Sense: to bow, crouch, bow down, be bowed down.
וְנָפַ֥ל  that  may  fall 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: נָפַל  
Sense: to fall, lie, be cast down, fail.
בַּ֝עֲצוּמָ֗יו  by  his  strength 
Parse: Preposition-b, Adjective, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: עָצוּם  
Sense: mighty, vast, numerous.
[חלכאים]  Helpless 
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural
(חֵ֣יל)  strength 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
(כָּאִֽים)  the  subdued 
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural
Root: חֵלְכָה 
Sense: hapless, poor, unfortunate person.

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