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Psalms 10:3 — King James Version← Study notes

For the wicked boasteth of his heart’s desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the Lord abhorreth.


Psalms 10:3Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 10:310 words
HebrewMeaning
כִּֽיkiy
forconjH3588
+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···
הִלֵּ֣לhilēl
he boastsverbH1984
celebrate · commend · (deal · make) ···
רָ֭שָׁעrāšāʿ
a wicked personadjH7563
condemned · ungodly · wicked · that did wrong
עַלʿal
onpronH5921
according to · after · against · among ···
תַּאֲוַ֣תtaʾăwat
the desire ofnounH8378
desire · exceedingly · greedily · lust ···
נַפְשׁ֑/וֹnapəšwō
self hisnounH5315
appetite · beast · body · breath ···
וּ/בֹצֵ֥עַwbōṣēʿa
and one greedy for unjust gainconjH1214
cut · finish · fulfill · gain ···
בֵּ֝רֵ֗ךְbērēkə
he blessesverbH1288
abundantly · altogether · at all · bless ···
נִ֘אֵ֥ץniʾēṣ
he spurnsverbH5006
blaspheme · contemn · despise · flourish ···
יְהוָֽהyəhwāh
YahwehnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 10:3

“Why, O Lord,” says he, “have You withdrawn afar off?” Psalm 9:1. Then he who thus inquired, as if all on a sudden he understood, or as if he asked, though he knew, that he might teach, adds, “You despise in due seasons, in tribulations:” that is, You despise seasonably, and causest tribulations to inflame men's minds with longing for Your coming. For that fountain of life is sweeter to them that have much thirst. Therefore he hints the reason of the delay, saying, “Whilst…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 10 (excerpt)
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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