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Psalm 10:2–3

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2In his alofty pride the wicked 1hotly pursues the afflicted;

2Let them be bcaught in the thoughts which they have devised.

3For the wicked aboasts of his bsoul’s desire,

And 1the greedy man curses and cspurns Yahweh.

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Footnotes

  1. 1Lit burn
  2. 2Or They will be caught
  3. 1Or blesses the greedy man

Cross references

  1. aPs 73:6, 8
  2. bPs 7:16; 9:16
  3. aPs 49:6; 94:3, 4
  4. bPs 112:10
  5. cPs 10:13

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

In arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the poor;

let them be caught in the schemes that they have devised.

For the wicked boasts of the desires of his soul,

and the one greedy for gain curses and renounces the Lord.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

In his arrogance the wicked man hunts down the weak,

who are caught in the schemes he devises.

He boasts about the cravings of his heart;

he blesses the greedy and reviles the Lord.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

In arrogance the wicked relentlessly pursue their victims;

let them be caught in the schemes they have devised.

For the wicked one boasts about his own cravings;

the one who is greedy curses and despises the Lord.

NLTNew Living Translation

The wicked arrogantly hunt down the poor.

Let them be caught in the evil they plan for others.

For they brag about their evil desires;

they praise the greedy and curse the Lord.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

In arrogance the wicked persecutes the poor.

Let them be caught in the schemes that they devised,

for the wicked boasts about the desire of his heart,

and the one greedy for gain curses and treats Yahweh with contempt.

KJV 1900King James Version

The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor:

Let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.

For the wicked boasteth of his heart’s desire,

And blesseth the covetous, whom the Lord abhorreth.