Psalms 10:1 - Forerunner Commentary

Psalms 10:1

A Song of Confidence in God’s Triumph over Evil

1 Why do You stand afar off, O Lord?
Why do You hide in times of trouble?

2 The wicked in his pride¹ persecutes the poor;
^aLet them be caught in the plots which they have devised.

3 For the wicked ^aboasts of his heart’s desire;
He ^bblesses the greedy and renounces the Lord.

4 The wicked in his proud countenance does not seek God;
¹God is in none of his ^athoughts.

5 His ways¹ are always prospering;
Your judgments are far above, out of his sight;
As for all his enemies, he sneers at them.

6 ^aHe has said in his heart, “I shall not be moved;
^bI shall never be in adversity.”

Verse Comparison: Psalms 10:1

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American Standard Version
Why standest thou afar off, O Jehovah? Why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?

Amplified® Bible
WHY DO You stand afar off, O Lord? Why do You hide Yourself, [veiling Your eyes] in times of trouble (distress and desperation)?

Contemporary English Version
Why are you far away, LORD? Why do you hide yourself when I am in trouble?

Darby English Version
Why, Jehovah, standest thou afar off? [Why] hidest thou thyself in times of distress?

Good News Bible
Why are you so far away, O LORD? Why do you hide yourself when we are in trouble?

King James Version
Why standest thou afar off, O LORD? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?

New American Standard Bible
Why do You stand afar off, O LORD? Why do You hide {Yourself} in times of trouble?

New International Version
Why, O LORD, do you stand far off?
Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?

New King James Version
Why do You stand afar off, O LORD?
Why do You hide in times of trouble?

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Why do You stand afar off, O LORD? Why do You hide Yourself in times of trouble?

Revised Standard Version
Why dost thou stand afar off, O LORD? Why dost thou hide thyself in times of trouble?

Young's Literal Translation
Why, Jehovah, dost Thou stand at a distance? Thou dost hide in times of adversity,

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