🎵WEB · Psalms 10:5
What does Psalms 10:5 mean?
"His ways are prosperous at all times. He is haughty, and your laws are far from his sight. As for all his adversaries, he sneers at them."
— Psalms 10:5 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
In arrogance, the wicked hunt down the weak. They are caught in the schemes that they devise.
For the wicked boasts of his heart’s cravings. He blesses the greedy, and condemns Yahweh.
The wicked, in the pride of his face, has no room in his thoughts for God.
His ways are prosperous at all times. He is haughty, and your laws are far from his sight. As for all his adversaries, he sneers at them.
He says in his heart, “I shall not be shaken. For generations I shall have no trouble.”
His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and oppression. Under his tongue is mischief and iniquity.
He lies in wait near the villages. From ambushes, he murders the innocent. His eyes are secretly set against the helpless.
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