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A Portrait of the Wicked

Because of the pride of the wicked, the oppressed burn.[a]
They are caught in the schemes that the wicked plan.
Yes, the wicked man boasts about his heart’s desires.
He blesses the robber. He despises the Lord.[b]
With his nose in the air, the wicked does not seek God.
There is no room at all for God in his thoughts.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 10:2 Or in pride the wicked burns for [that is, he hotly pursues] the oppressed
  2. Psalm 10:3 With a different punctuation and reading of the Hebrew text the robber reviles the Lord

In his arrogance the wicked man hunts down the weak,(A)
    who are caught in the schemes he devises.
He boasts(B) about the cravings of his heart;
    he blesses the greedy and reviles the Lord.(C)
In his pride the wicked man does not seek him;
    in all his thoughts there is no room for God.(D)

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