Psalms 10:14

_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._ Thou hast seen it - however much sinners flatter themselves, "He will never see it." FOR THOU BEHOLDEST MISCHIEF AND SPITE. From God's general character as the all-seeing One, David, in faith, reasons that God must see this particular case. MISCHIEF, х_ `AAMAAL_ (H5999)] - literally, labour; and so the suffering of the afflicted (Hengstenberg); or else, the 'perverseness' (Numbers 23:21) of the wicked oppressors, as the English version, "mischief." AND SPITE, х_ KA`AC_ (H3708)] - literally, indignation; i:e., the spite of the wicked against the godly; or else, th

14._Thou hast seen it; for thou, etc _Here David, suddenly kindled with a holy zeal, enters into conflict, and, armed with the shield of faith, courageously repels these execrable opinions; but as he could derive no advantage by making his appeal to men, he has recourse to God, and addresses him. As the ungodly, in the hope of enjoying unrestrained license in the commission of all kinds of wickedness, withdraw to the greatest possible distance from God, (231) and through the dictates of a perverse mind, imagine themselves to be far beyond his reach; so, on the contrary, the faithful ought carefully to keep themselves aloof from those wild opinions, which are afloat in the world, and with minds lifted upward, to speak to God as if present with them. Accordingly, David, in order to prevent himself from being overcome by the blasphemies of men, very properly turns away his attention from th...

12-18 The psalmist speaks with astonishment, at the wickedness of the wicked, and at the patience and forbearance of God. God prepares the heart for prayer, by kindling holy desires, and strengthening our most holy faith, fixing the thoughts, and raising the affections, and then he graciously accepts the prayer. The preparation of the heart is from the Lord, and we must seek unto him for it. Let the poor, afflicted, persecuted, or tempted believer recollect, that Satan is the prince of this world, and that he is the father of all the ungodly. The children of God cannot expect kindness, truth, or justice from such persons as crucified the Lord of glory. But this once suffering Jesus, now reigns as King over all the earth, and of his dominion there shall be no end. Let us commit ourselves unto him, humbly trusting in his mercy. He will rescue the believer from every temptation, and break...

Verse Psalms 10:14. _THOU HAST SEEN_ it] Nothing can escape thy notice. Thou hast not forgotten thy justice, though judgment is not speedily executed on an evil work. But thou _wilt requite it with thy hand_. By thy _power_ thou wilt cast down and destroy the wicked. _THE POOR COMMITTETH HIMSELF UNTO THEE_] To thee he has given up his body, his soul, and his cause; with the full conviction that thou who art the _helper of fatherless_, will not forget _him_....

THOU HAST SEEN IT - Thou seest all. Though people act as if their conduct was not observed, yet thou art intimately acquainted with all that they do. The workers of iniquity cannot hide themselves. The idea here is, that although God seemed not to notice the conduct of the wicked, and though the wicked acted as if he did not, yet that all this was seen by God, and that he would deal with men according to justice and to truth. FOR THOU BEHOLDEST MISCHIEF - All that is done on the earth, though perhaps in this case referring particularly to that which gave the psalmist trouble. AND SPITE - The word spite with us, though it originally denoted rancour, malice, ill-will, now denotes usually a less deliberate and fixed malice than is indicated by those words, but is used to denote a sudden fit of ill-will excited by temporary vexation. It relates to small subjects,

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" (Psalms 10:1; comp. Psalms 9:9), and much similarity in the thoughts (comp. Psalms 10:2, "Let them be taken," etc; with Psalms 9:15, "In the net which they hid is their foot taken;" Psalms 9:12, "Forget not the humble," with Psalms 9:12, "He forgetteth not the cry of the h

THOU HAST SEEN [IT],.... Though the wicked say God will never see, Psalms 10:11; he sees all things in general, all men and all their actions; all are manifest and open to him, and everything in particular, especially the wickedness of men; even that which is said or thought in the heart; FOR THOU BEHOLDEST MISCHIEF AND SPITE; that mischief which arises from spite or malice in the heart; God beholds the inward principle from whence it proceeds, as well as that itself; the mischief devised in the heart, on the bed, and which lies under the tongue, designed against the people of God, either to the injury of their characters and estates, or to their bodies, and even to their souls, as much as in them lies, proceeding from implacable malice and enmity to them; TO REQUITE [IT] WITH THY HAND: of power, to retaliate it upon their own heads, to render tribulat

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 (Psalms 10:12) Psalms 10:1. Here is a renewed cry to Jehovah and why? Because the wicked in his pride persecutes the poor. The wicked is that coming man of sin. Psalms 10:3. That persecutor of the saints of God is now prophetically revealed in his arrogant pride, defiance of God and oppression of th

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, and, conclusively, by the evidence that 9 and 10 form one acrostic poem. It was arranged in strophes of four lines each, the first letter of each strophe being one of the letters of the Heb. alphabet in regular succession. This system is carried out in the whole of Psalms 9-2 in Psalms 10. So far we have the first twelve letters of the alphabet, the only omission being that of the fourth letter, which, however, can be supplied by an easy and convincing emendation. Then from Psalms 10:3 to Psalms 10:11 the acrostic character disappears and can be recovered only by precarious emendation. It reappears in...

THOU HAST SEEN. Compare Psalms 10:11....