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Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Psalms 10:3

Verse Psalms 10:3. Boasteth of his heart's desire] Boasts among his fellows how often he has gratified such and such passions, in such and such circumstances. This shows the excess of a depraved and imbruted spirit. He who can boast of his iniquity, is in the broad road to perdition. Should such a one repent and turn to God, it would be equal to any miracle.

Blesseth the covetous, whom the Lord abhorreth.] Or, he blesseth the covetous, he abhorreth the Lord. Those who are like himself he commends, and with them he associates; and they abhor the Lord-they have a mortal hatred against every thing that is holy; and they are under the full influence of that carnal mind which is enmity to the Lord.

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  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    FOR THE WICKED BOASTETH OF HIS HEART’S DESIRE - Margin, as in Hebrew, soul’s. The main idea in this verse seems to be that he is a boaster - a man who makes some proclamation about himself as being su...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    Psalms 10 _ 1. The cry of Jehovah and what causeth it (Psalms 10:1)_ 2. That wicked one (Psalms 10:3) 3. Prayer for divine Intervention: Faith's Vision ...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    9 AND 10. YAHWEH THE REFUGE OF HIS PEOPLE. These two Pss., divided in MT, were originally one, This is proved by the fact that they are one in LXX. and Vulg., by the absence of title over Psalms 10, a...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    HEART'S. soul _'_ s. Hebrew. _nephesh._. BLESSETH, &C. One of the emendations of the _Sopherim_ (see App-33). The primitive text of this line read, "the covetous man (or robber) blasphemeth, yea, abho...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    THE WICKED BOASTETH OF HIS HEART'S DESIRE— _For the wicked applaudeth himself upon the desire of his soul, and the greedy of gain blesseth himself._ Mudge. Others read the latter clause, _And the cove...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    PSALMS 9:10 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE The Kingship of Jehovah in Zion Finally Triumphant over a League between the Nations and the Lawless One. ANALYSIS These two psalms are bound together as originally on...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _FOR THE WICKED BOASTETH OF HIS HEART'S DESIRE, AND BLESSETH THE COVETOUS, WHOM THE LORD ABHORRETH._ For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire. The Hebrew for "heart's" is rather 'soul's х_ NAPSH...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    This Ps. has no title. Its relationship to Psalms 9 has been discussed in intro. to that Ps. It reflects a time of great social disorder, in which wickedness and violence are rampant, and the righteou...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    AND BLESSETH THE COVETOUS, etc.] RV 'And the covetous renounceth, yea, contemneth the Lord.'...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    Psalms 1:41 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ Words in boxes are from the Bible. The notes explain some of the words with a *star by them. Tap the * before a word to show an explanation. The translated Bible tex...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    AFAR OFF. — Comp. Psalms 22:1; Psalms 22:19; Psalms 35:22, &c HIDEST. — Isaiah 1:15 supplies the ellipsis, “thine eyes,” used of a ju

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    כִּֽי ־הִלֵּ֣ל רָ֭שָׁע עַל ־תַּאֲוַ֣ת נַפְשֹׁ֑ו...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    Psalms 10:1 Psalms 9:1; Psalms 10:1 are alike in their imperfectly acrostic structure, the occurrence of certain phrases- _ e.g._, the very uncommon expression for "times of trouble,...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    GOD WILL NOT FORGET THE LOWLY Psalms 10:1 The malice of our foes, and especially of Satan, is powerfully described, Psalms 10:1. Now it is the venom beneath the serpent's tongue, Psalms 10:7; now the...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    In the Septuagint and other versions, probably the ancient Hebrew, Psalms 9:1; Psa 10:1-18 appear as one. There is a clear connection between them, but it is that of contrast. In the former the singer...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    For the wicked (b) boasteth of his heart's desire, and blesseth the covetous, [whom] the LORD abhorreth. (b) The wicked man rejoices in his own lust he boasts when he has that he would; he brags of h...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Quiver. Hebrew, "on the string," ready to shoot. (Calmet) --- But yether (Haydock) means "abundance," and may be well understood of the quiver. (Berthier) --- Persecutors use all rigour, though they...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    Here is an awful description in part of the ungodly, as it concerns God's people, how his hatred against God is manifested. There is, there must be, an everlasting and irreconcilable enmity in the see...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    3._For the ungodly praiseth himself. _This verse is variously explained. Literally the reading is, _For praiseth the wicked or ungodly; _and it is therefore necessary to supply some word, but what wor...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS PSALMS 9 AND 10. In Psalms 9 and 10 we enter historically on the circumstances of the remnant in the last days in the land. The great principles having been laid down ...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    FOR THE WICKED BOASTETH OF HIS HEART'S DESIRE,.... As antichrist does of his universal power over all bishops and princes, which his heart was long desiring after; of his being Christ's vicar, Peter's...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and blesseth the covetous, [whom] the LORD abhorreth. Ver. 3. For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire] Though the soul of the wicked desire evil,...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _The wicked boasteth himself of_ Hebrew, הלל, _hillel, glorieth_, or, _praiseth himself, upon, concerning_, or, _because of his heart's desire_ נפשׁו תאות, _naphsho taavath_, the _concupiscence_, or,...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, of the fact that he succeeds in his evil plans, AND BLESSETH THE COVETOUS, WHOM THE LORD ABHORRETH, that is, he renounces and despises Jehovah, while he...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    PRAYER AGAINST THE ENEMY OF THE CHURCH. Luther writes in his summary of this psalm: "This is a psalm of prayer which complains about the arch-enemy of the kingdom of Christ, that is, Antichrist, who...

  • Marginal Notes in the King James Version (1611)

    HEARTS: _ Heb._ souls AND BLESSETH: Or, the coveteous blesseth himself, he abborreth the Lord...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    1-11 God's withdrawings are very grievous to his people, especially in times of trouble. We stand afar off from God by our unbelief, and then complain that God stands afar off from us. Passionate wor...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    BOASTETH, or _glorieth, or praiseth, or pleaseth himself_. OF HIS HEART'S DESIRE; or, _in_, or _concerning_, or _because of the desire_, or _concupiscence_, or _lust of his heart_, or _soul_; which wo...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Psalms 10:3 wicked H7563 boasts H1984 (H8765) hearts H5315 desire H8378 blesses H1288 (H8765) greedy H1214 ...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    ‘For the unrighteous man boasts of his heart's desire, And the man who is greedy for gain renounces, yes, passes judgment on YHWH. The wicked, in the pride of his demeanour, says, He will not requir...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: The psalmist meditates on the wicked and desires to see them humbled under God's hand. CHARACTERS: Psalmist, God. CONCLUSION: The Christian cannot but lay to heart that which is offensive...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Psalms 10:1. _Why standest thou afar off, oh Lord?_ This is the prayer of David against some very wicked and neighbouring prince, who through pride and thirst for gold, was lurking like a lion, and mu...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Why standest Thou afar off, O Lord?_ A THEOLOGICAL DIFFICULTY, A HAUGHTY IMPIETY, AN EARNEST PRAYER I. A theological difficulty. “Why standest Thou afar off, O Lord?” Some great enormity was now un...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 10:1. See note on Psalm 9. Psalms 10:1 is a lament, relating to cases in which “the wicked hotly pursu

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 10:3 RENOUNCES THE LORD. Compare v. Psalms 10:13....

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    INTRODUCTION “This psalm seems to belong to the time of the Captivity, or the return of the captives. It was probably made in reference to Sanballat, and the other enemies of the Jews. There is a gre...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION This psalm is to some extent connected with the preceding one, but not very closely. It has turns of expression which are identical, and not common elsewhere; _e.g. _"in times of trouble" ...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Why do you stand a far off, O LORD? Why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble? (Psalms 10:1) Have you ever prayed that? "Lord, why aren't You doing something about it? Why do You seem to hide Yours...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Corinthians 6:10; 1 John 2:15; 1 Samuel 23:21; 1 Timothy 6:10;...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Boasteth — He glorieth in his very sins which are his shame, and especially in the satisfaction of his desires....

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