Psalms 10:2-7

Psalms 10:2-7

[2] The wicked  in his pride  doth persecute  the poor:  let them be taken  in the devices  that  they have imagined.  [3] For the wicked  boasteth  of his heart's  desire,  and blesseth  the covetous,  whom the LORD  abhorreth.  [4] The wicked,  through the pride  of his countenance,  will not seek  after God: God  is not in all his thoughts.  [5] His ways  are always  grievous;  thy judgments  are far above  out of his sight: as for all his enemies,  he puffeth  at them. [6] He hath said  in his heart,  I shall not be moved:  for I shall never  be in adversity.  [7] His mouth  is full  of cursing  and deceit  and fraud:  under his tongue  is mischief  and vanity. 

What does Psalms 10:2-7 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

David pictured the wicked who oppress the righteous in graphic terms in this section of verses. They are proud, boastful, greedy, blasphemous, arrogant, haughty, self-sufficient, prosperous, careless about God, belligerent, self-confident, complacent, abusive, deceitful, oppressive, destructive, mischievous, and wicked. They opposed both God and His people with their speech, as well as in their actions.