For he did not remember to show kindness, but pursued the poor and needy and the brokenhearted to their death.
Psalm 10:2 - Revised Standard Version In arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the poor; let them be caught in the schemes which they have devised. 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? |
For he did not remember to show kindness, but pursued the poor and needy and the brokenhearted to their death.
The godless besmear me with lies, but with my whole heart I keep thy precepts;
Godless men have dug pitfalls for me, men who do not conform to thy law.
Arrogant men have hidden a trap for me, and with cords they have spread a net, by the wayside they have set snares for me. Selah
Let the lying lips be dumb, which speak insolently against the righteous in pride and contempt.
Let not the foot of arrogance come upon me, nor the hand of the wicked drive me away.
For the sin of their mouths, the words of their lips, let them be trapped in their pride. For the cursing and lies which they utter,
His mischief returns upon his own head, and on his own pate his violence descends.
Now I know that the Lord is greater than all gods, because he delivered the people from under the hand of the Egyptians, when they dealt arrogantly with them.”
You are still exalting yourself against my people, and will not let them go.
The iniquities of the wicked ensnare him, and he is caught in the toils of his sin.
You said in your heart, ‘I will ascend to heaven; above the stars of God I will set my throne on high; I will sit on the mount of assembly in the far north;
Those who see you will stare at you, and ponder over you: ‘Is this the man who made the earth tremble, who shook kingdoms,
Azariah the son of Hoshaiah and Johanan the son of Kareah and all the insolent men said to Jeremiah, “You are telling a lie. The Lord our God did not send you to say, ‘Do not go to Egypt to live there’;