Psalms 10:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Psalms 10:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Psalms 10:2 is a verse from the book of Psalms in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined. The wicked......" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Psalms 10:2 — KJV
“The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined. The wicked...: Heb. In the pride of the wicked he doth persecute”
— Psalms 10:2 (KJV)
Psalms 10:2 in Context — About the Book of Psalms
Psalms is the Bible's prayer book — 150 songs covering every emotion a praying person will ever feel: praise, panic, gratitude, grief, fury, and quiet trust. For three thousand years believers have borrowed these words when their own run out. If you can feel it, there is a psalm for it.
Cross-References for Psalms 10:2
“And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee. fallen...: Heb. his hand faileth relieve: Heb. strengthen”
Shares key themes with Psalms 10:2: poor, let, heb
“And if thy brother that dwelleth by thee be waxen poor, and be sold unto thee; thou shalt not compel him to serve as a bondservant: compel...: Heb. serve thyself with him with the service, etc”
Shares key themes with Psalms 10:2: poor, let, heb
“And if a sojourner or stranger wax rich by thee, and thy brother that dwelleth by him wax poor, and sell himself unto the stranger or sojourner by thee, or to the stock of the stranger's family: wax rich...: Heb. his hand obtain, etc”
Shares key themes with Psalms 10:2: poor, let, heb
“This is the thing which the LORD doth command concerning the daughters of Zelophehad, saying, Let them marry to whom they think best; only to the family of the tribe of their father shall they marry. marry: Heb. be wives”
Shares key themes with Psalms 10:2: doth, let, heb
“Beware that there be not a thought in thy wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou givest him nought; and he cry unto the LORD against thee, and it be sin unto thee. thought: Heb. word wicked: Heb. Belial”
Shares key themes with Psalms 10:2: wicked, poor, heb
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