Psalms
Psalm 10:10–11
10They are crushed and beaten down;b
the helpless fall prey to his strength.
11He says to himself, “God has forgotten;
He hides His face and never sees.”
Footnotes
- b 10:10 Or He crouches and lies low
Word by word
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Psalm 10:10
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| They are crushed | וְדָכָה | wə·ḏå̄·ḵå̄h | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1794 id. |
| and beaten down | יָשֹׁ֑חַ | yā·šō·aḥ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7817 bow, be bowed down, crouch |
| the helpless | חֶלְכָּאִים׃ | ḥɛl·kå̄·ʾīm | Noun - masculine singular construct | H2489 wretch, unfortunate |
| fall prey | וְנָפַ֥ל | wə·nā·p̄al | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H5307 fall, lie |
| to his strength | בַּ֝עֲצוּמָ֗יו | ba·‘ă·ṣū·māw | Preposition-b; Adjective - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H6099 mighty, numerous |
Psalm 10:11
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He says | אָמַ֣ר | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to himself | בְּ֭לִבּוֹ | bə·lib·bōw | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| God | אֵ֑ל | ’êl | Noun - masculine singular | H410 god |
| has forgotten | שָׁ֣כַֽח | šā·ḵaḥ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7911 forget |
| He hides | הִסְתִּ֥יר | his·tîr | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5641 hide, conceal |
| His face | פָּ֝נָ֗יו | pā·nāw | Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular | H6440 face, before |
| and never | בַּל־ | bal- | Adverb | H1077 not |
| sees | רָאָ֥ה | rā·’āh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7200 see |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 10:10 1 Samuel 18:21–26 · 1 Samuel 23:21–22 · 2 Samuel 15:5 · 1 Samuel 2:36
Psalm 10:11 Ezekiel 8:12 · Psalm 94:7 · Psalm 10:6 · Psalm 73:11 · Ezekiel 9:9 · Ecclesiastes 8:11 · Psalm 64:5
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.