the Week of Proper 22 / Ordinary 27
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Psalms 10:3
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For the wicked boasts of his soul's desire,And the greedy man curses and spurns Yahweh.
For the wicked boasts of his heart's desire, And the greedy man curses and spurns the Lord .
For the vngodly prayseth according to his owne heartes desire: and blessing the couetous, he blasphemeth God.
For the wicked boasteth of his soul's desire, and he blesseth the covetous; he contemneth Jehovah.
For the wicked boasts of his heart's desire; He blesses the greedy and renounces the LORD.
For the wicked boasts of his soul's desire, and he has blessed the covetous; he has despised Jehovah.
Those greedy people brag about the things they want to get. They curse the Lord and show that they hate him.
For the wicked boasts of his heart's cravings, He blesses the greedy, and condemns Yahweh.
For the wicked boasteth of his hearts desire, and blesseth the couetous, whom the Lord abhorreth.
For the vngodly maketh boost of his owne hertes desyre, the cuvetous blesseth him self, and blasphemeth the LORDE.
The wicked are windbags, the swindlers have foul breath. The wicked snub God , their noses stuck high in the air. Their graffiti are scrawled on the walls: "Catch us if you can!" "God is dead."
For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, And the covetous renounceth, yea, contemneth Jehovah.
For the evil-doer is lifted up because of the purpose of his heart, and he whose mind is fixed on wealth is turned away from the Lord, saying evil against him.
For the wicked boasts of his heart's desire, And the covetous curses, [yes], scorns Yahweh.
For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and blesseth the covetous, [whom] the LORD abhorreth.
Yes, the wicked man boasts because he gets what he wants; the one who robs others curses and rejects the Lord .
The wicked brag about their deepest desires. Those greedy people hate and curse you, Lord .
For the wicked boasts about his lusts; he blesses greed and despises Adonai .
For the wicked hath made boast of his owne heartes desire, and the couetous blesseth himselfe: he contemneth the Lord.
For the ungodly boasts of his own desire, and the LORD is angry when the wicked is blessed.
For the wicked boasts and sings the praises of his heart's desire, And the greedy man curses and spurns [and even despises] the LORD.
For the wicked boasts of his heart's cravings, He blesses the greedy, and condemns the LORD.
For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and the covetous vaunteth himself, though he contemn the LORD.
For they brag about their evil desires; they praise the greedy and curse the Lord .
The sinful man is proud of the desires of his heart. He praises those who want everything but he speaks against the Lord.
Because the sinner praises himself for the desires of his heart; and the unjust one blesses himself.
For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and the covetous renounceth, yea, contemneth the LORD.
For the wicked man boasts in the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD.
For the wicked boast of the desires of their heart, those greedy for gain curse and renounce the Lord .
For the lawless one hath boasted over the longing of his soul, and, the robber, hath blasphemed Yahweh.
(9-24) For the sinner is praised in the desires of his soul: and the unjust man is blessed.
for the wicked boasts about the desire of his heart, and the one greedy for gain curses and treats Yahweh with contempt.
For the wicked boasts of the desires of his soul, and the one greedy for gain curses and renounces the Lord .
For the wicked boasts of his soul's desire, And the greedy person curses and shows disrespect to the LORD.
They brag about the things they want. They bless the greedy but hate the Lord .
The wicked are proud of their evil desires; the greedy curse and reject the Lord .
For the wicked one boasts about his own cravings; the one who is greedy curses and despises the Lord .
Forwhi the synnere is preisid in the desiris of his soule; and the wickid is blessid.
Because the wicked hath boasted Of the desire of his soul, And a dishonest gainer he hath blessed, He hath despised Jehovah.
For the wicked boasts of the desires of his heart, and the man greedy for gain curses and renounces the LORD.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
boasteth: Psalms 35:21, Psalms 49:6, Psalms 52:1, Psalms 73:8, Psalms 73:9, Psalms 94:4, Exodus 15:9, Isaiah 10:7-11, Isaiah 37:23, James 4:13, James 4:16
heart's: Heb. soul's
and blesseth: etc. or, the covetous blesseth himself, he abhorreth the Lord, Psalms 49:11-13, Psalms 49:18, Deuteronomy 29:19, 1 Samuel 23:21, Job 31:24, Proverbs 28:4, Hosea 12:7, Hosea 12:8, Zechariah 11:5-8, Luke 12:19, Romans 1:29, Romans 1:32, 2 Timothy 3:2-4, 1 John 2:15
whom: Isaiah 57:17, Jeremiah 22:17, Micah 6:10-12, Habakkuk 2:9, Matthew 26:15, Matthew 26:16, Luke 12:15, Luke 16:14, Luke 16:15, 1 Corinthians 6:10, Ephesians 5:5, Colossians 3:5, 1 Timothy 6:9, 1 Timothy 6:10
abhorreth: Psalms 5:6, Leviticus 26:30, Deuteronomy 32:19
Reciprocal: Exodus 20:17 - thy neighbour's house Leviticus 11:29 - creeping things that creep Judges 9:3 - spake Judges 9:29 - would to God Judges 17:2 - Blessed 1 Samuel 25:3 - was churlish 1 Kings 20:25 - and surely 2 Kings 5:20 - and take Psalms 5:5 - thou Psalms 11:5 - wicked Psalms 36:2 - For he Psalms 119:36 - and not to Proverbs 6:12 - walketh Zechariah 8:17 - things Malachi 3:15 - we call Luke 18:24 - How Acts 24:2 - Seeing Romans 1:30 - boasters 1 Corinthians 5:11 - or covetous 1 Corinthians 13:6 - Rejoiceth not Ephesians 5:3 - covetousness 1 Thessalonians 1:5 - but 1 Timothy 6:17 - that they Hebrews 13:5 - conversation James 3:5 - so
Cross-References
Set ye up a standard in the land, blow the trumpet among the nations, prepare the nations against her, call together against her the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashchenaz; appoint a captain against her; cause the horses to come up as the rough caterpillers.
They of the house of Togarmah traded in thy fairs with horses and horsemen and mules.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire,.... As antichrist does of his universal power over all bishops and princes, which his heart was long desiring after; of his being Christ's vicar, Peter's successor, and head of the church; and of having power in heaven, earth, and hell: he boasts of his wealth and riches, of the righteousness and merits of saints, of works of supererogation, a stock of which he pretends to have in his hands to dispense to others: he boasts of his own holiness and infallibility, and of miracles, signs, and lying wonders done by his creatures, and of his great success in destroying those that oppose him; see Revelation 18:7. The words may be rendered, "the wicked praiseth himself for the desire of his heart" u, so the Chaldee paraphrase; to which agrees Jarchi's gloss,
"wicked Esau praiseth himself, because he hath obtained the desire of his soul:''
and thus it is usual for proud, haughty, wicked men, as the Assyrian monarch, Nebuchadnezzar, and so the man of sin, to ascribe whatsoever they have or do to their own power and prudence; see Isaiah 10:12 Daniel 4:30. Or they may be rendered, "he praiseth the wicked for his heart's desire" w; or for his lusts, for his indulging them: for a wicked man not only delights in committing sin himself, but he also takes pleasure in those that do it; and some of the antichristian party have even wrote in commendation of the most unnatural lusts;
and blesseth the covetous, [whom] the Lord abhorreth: the covetous man is one that makes no use of what he has but for himself; and oftentimes withholds that which is meet from himself, as well as from others; and who makes use of unlawful ways to get, retain, and increase wealth, and is never satisfied: such an one God abhors, because he is an idolater, he has other gods before him; he worships his gold, be sets his affection on it, places his confidence in it, and expects protection and security from it, to a neglect of divine Providence; and yet the wicked man blesses him, calls his covetousness frugality and good husbandry; ascribes what he has to his diligence, care, and industry, and bestows gifts upon him. The words may be rendered, "the covetous man blesses himself" x; with the good things he has laid up for many years; he pronounces himself blessed, and promises himself a great deal of happiness, in futurity; and ascribes all he has to his own hands. Or, "the covetous man curses, he abhors the Lord" y; for the same word in the Hebrew language signifies to bless and curse, Job 1:5, which Aben Ezra on the place observes; and it is applicable enough to antichrist, who opens his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven; see Revelation 13:6.
u כי הלל רשע על תאות נפשו "nam laudat improbus animam suam in desiderio ipsius", Junius Tremellius so Michaelis. w "Quoniam laudat ipsium pro desiderio animi sui", Tigurine version. x ובוצע ברך "et avarus benedicit sibi", Piscator; so Ainsworth. y "Avarus maledicit sive blasphemat Jehovam", Tarnovius, Hammond; so some in Michaelis.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
For the wicked boasteth of his heart’s desire - Margin, as in Hebrew, soul’s. The main idea in this verse seems to be that he is a boaster - a man who makes some proclamation about himself as being superior to others, and who, in that proportion, looks with disdain or contempt on others. He vaunts himself, or makes an ostentatious display of something on which he prides himself, as wealth, strength, beauty, talent, prowess, etc. The particular thing here, it would seem, of which he boasted was his natural inclinations; the propensities and passions of his soul; that is, he took pride in himself, in his own passions, desires, lusts, tastes, and made a boastful display of them, as if he regarded them as something honorable, or as something fitted to excite admiration in others. This is not a very uncommon characteristic of wicked men; at least it is found in a certain class of wicked men. They pride themselves in whatever they have in their character that is special, or that is their own, for the very reason that it is theirs; and they become so shameless that they do not hesitate publicly to boast of that which should be regarded as a disgrace. A certain class of younq men are very apt to “boast” of passions and practices which should cover their faces with the burning blush of shame.
And blesseth the covetous - Margin, “the covetous blesseth himself, he abhorreth the Lord.” Prof. Alexander renders this, “And winning (that is, when he wins) blesses, despises Jehovah.” In other words, he hypocritically thanks God for his success, but despises him in his heart. This probably expresses the correct idea. The word rendered “the covetous” - בצע botsē‛ - is a participle, from the verb - בצע bâtsa‛, to cut in pieces; then, to plunder, to spoil; and then, to be greedy after gain. Here, the natural construction would seem to be to refer it not to another, as one who was covetous, but to himself, as greedy, or as succeeding in the object of his desire; as referring to the fact that he obtained his heart’s desire, and as showing what his feelings were then. He was filled with evil desires, and was so shameless of them that he openly avowed them; and when he obtained the object of his wishes, he did what is here denoted by the word bless - as will be explained directly.
The idea in the mind of the writer seems to be that he cherished the desire, and made no secret of it, and obtained the object of his wishes. The natural explanation of the manner in which he did this is, that it was by plunder, rapine, or spoil, for this would be most literally expressed by the word used. Compare Proverbs 1:19; Proverbs 15:27; Jeremiah 6:13; Jeremiah 8:10; Ezekiel 22:12. It might be, however, by unjust gains, or dishonest dealing, 1 Samuel 8:3; Isaiah 33:15; Isaiah 57:17. The word bless here may mean, as in the margin, blesses himself; or, as Prof. Alexander supposes, may mean that he blesses the Lord, that is, renders hypocritical thanks for his success, and professes to acknowledge that all is the gift of God, while at the same time he expresses contempt for him, and despises him in his heart. If the usual meaning of the word bless is to be retained, however, it would seem to be most in accordance with the spirit of the passage that he should bless himself, that is, his own talents, skill, power; in other words, that he should attribute all his success to himself.
The idea does not seem to be that he was even professedly a religious man, but that he was a proud and vain boaster who attributed all success to himself, and despised God and his claims. It has been supposed by some, however, and with plausibility (DeWette, and others), that the word rendered “bless” here - ברך bērēk - as in Job 1:5, Job 1:11; Job 2:9, means, not to bless, but to curse. See the notes at Job 1:5. DeWette renders it, Der Rauber lastert schmahend Jehovah. This seems to me to be the true idea - that this braggart or braggadocio did not make any pretensions to religion, but was a profane man, and one who despised God and abhorred His cause.
Whom the Load abhorreth - Or, more correctly, despises, or abhors the Lord. That is, he makes shameless boast of his own corrupt and base passions; when he is successful he makes no acknowledgment to God, but Curses him and despises or contemns him in his heart. A correct rendering then of the whole would be, “And having obtained, he curses - he despises Jehovah.” Coverdale renders this, “The covetous blesseth himself, and blasphemeth the Lord.” We have thus an example of lost finished and shameless depravity - but alas! One that was not found in the time of David only.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Psalms 10:3. Boasteth of his heart's desire — Boasts among his fellows how often he has gratified such and such passions, in such and such circumstances. This shows the excess of a depraved and imbruted spirit. He who can boast of his iniquity, is in the broad road to perdition. Should such a one repent and turn to God, it would be equal to any miracle.
Blesseth the covetous, whom the Lord abhorreth. — Or, he blesseth the covetous, he abhorreth the Lord. Those who are like himself he commends, and with them he associates; and they abhor the Lord-they have a mortal hatred against every thing that is holy; and they are under the full influence of that carnal mind which is enmity to the Lord.
