because he did not remember to do mercy, but persecuted the poor and needy man, and sought to kill the broken-hearted.
Psalm 10:2 - Modern King James Version The wicked in his pride persecutes the poor; let them be taken in the plans that they have imagined. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: Let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The wicked in pride and arrogance hotly pursue and persecute the poor; let them be taken in the schemes which they have devised. American Standard Version (1901) In the pride of the wicked the poor is hotly pursued; Let them be taken in the devices that they have conceived. Common English Bible Meanwhile, the wicked are proudly in hot pursuit of those who suffer. Let them get caught in the very same schemes they’ve thought up! Catholic Public Domain Version I trust in the Lord. How can you say to my soul, "Sojourn to the mountain, like a sparrow." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version In the Lord I put my trust: how then do you say to my soul, Get thee away from hence to the mountain like a sparrow? |
because he did not remember to do mercy, but persecuted the poor and needy man, and sought to kill the broken-hearted.
Be surety for Your servant for good; let not the proud press me down.
The proud have forged a lie against me; I will keep Your Commandments with all my heart.
The proud have hidden cords and a trap for me; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set snares for me. Selah.
Let the lying lips be put to silence; the lips which speak proudly against the righteous, with pride and scorn.
Do not let the foot of pride come against me, and do not let the hand of the wicked move me.
For the sin of their mouth is the word of their lips, even let them be taken in their pride; and for cursing and the lying which they speak.
His mischief shall return on his own head, and his violence shall come on his own crown.
Now I know that Jehovah is greater than all gods; for in the thing in which they were proved against them.
Do you still exalt yourself against My people, that you will not let them go?
His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be held with the cords of his sin.
For you have said in your heart, I will go up to the heavens, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God; I will also sit on the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north.
Those who see you shall stare and closely watch you, saying, Is this the man who made the earth to tremble; who shook kingdoms;
Azariah the son of Hoshaiah, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the proud men, spoke then, saying to Jeremiah, You speak falsely! Jehovah our God has not sent you to say, Do not go to Egypt to live there.