The Meaning of Psalms 10:14 Explained

Psalms 10:14

KJV: 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.

YLT: Thou hast seen, For Thou perverseness and anger beholdest; By giving into Thy hand, On Thee doth the afflicted leave it, Of the fatherless Thou hast been an helper.

Darby: Thou hast seen it, for thou thyself beholdest trouble and vexation, to requite by thy hand. The wretched committeth himself unto thee; thou hast been the helper of the fatherless.

ASV: Thou hast seen it ; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: The helpless committeth himself unto thee; Thou hast been the helper of the fatherless.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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. 

What does Psalms 10:14 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 9:19 with Psalms 10:16-17. 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 10:14 mean?

But You have seen for You trouble and grief observe to repay [it] by Your hand To You commits himself the helpless the fatherless are the helper of
רָאִ֡תָה כִּֽי־ אַתָּ֤ה ׀ עָ֘מָ֤ל וָכַ֨עַס ׀ תַּבִּיט֮ לָתֵ֪ת בְּיָ֫דֶ֥ךָ עָ֭לֶיךָ יַעֲזֹ֣ב חֵלֶ֑כָה יָ֝ת֗וֹם הָיִ֬יתָ עוֹזֵֽר

רָאִ֡תָה  But  You  have  seen 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, second person masculine singular
Root: רָאָה 
Sense: to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider.
עָ֘מָ֤ל  trouble 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: עָמָל  
Sense: .
וָכַ֨עַס ׀  and  grief 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: כַּעַס 
Sense: anger, vexation, provocation, grief.
תַּבִּיט֮  observe 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: נָבַט  
Sense: to look, regard.
לָתֵ֪ת  to  repay  [it] 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: יָתַן 
Sense: to give, put, set.
בְּיָ֫דֶ֥ךָ  by  Your  hand 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: יָד  
Sense: hand.
עָ֭לֶיךָ  To  You 
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine singular
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
יַעֲזֹ֣ב  commits  himself 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: עָזַב 
Sense: to leave, loose, forsake.
חֵלֶ֑כָה  the  helpless 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: חֵלְכָה 
Sense: hapless, poor, unfortunate person.
יָ֝ת֗וֹם  the  fatherless 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: יָתֹום  
Sense: an orphan, fatherless.
עוֹזֵֽר  the  helper  of 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: עָזַר  
Sense: to help, succour, support.