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The wicked boasts of his wicked desires;
    he upholds the greedy and renounces the Lord.
Filled with arrogance, he does not seek God,
    but thinks, “God does not exist.”[a]
The wicked always seems to prosper;
    your judgments are far from his mind,
    and he scoffs at all those who oppose him.

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  1. Psalm 10:4 In denying the action of Providence the wicked in effect denies God (see Pss 10:13; 14:1b; 36:2f; Zep 1:12), who is some far-off personage (Ps 10:5).

He boasts(A) about the cravings of his heart;
    he blesses the greedy and reviles the Lord.(B)
In his pride the wicked man does not seek him;
    in all his thoughts there is no room for God.(C)
His ways are always prosperous;
    your laws are rejected by[a] him;
    he sneers at all his enemies.

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  1. Psalm 10:5 See Septuagint; Hebrew / they are haughty, and your laws are far from