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Psalm 10:2

American Standard Version

In the pride of the wicked the poor is hotly pursued; Let them be taken in the devices that they have conceived.

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Psalm 10:2 in other translations

In arrogance, the wicked hunt down the weak.
They are caught in the schemes that they devise.

Psalm 10:2 · World English Bible

Psalm 10:2 in context

  1. 1Why standest thou afar off, O Jehovah? Why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?
  2. 2In the pride of the wicked the poor is hotly pursued; Let them be taken in the devices that they have conceived.
  3. 3For the wicked boasteth of his heart’s desire, And the covetous renounceth, yea, contemneth Jehovah.
  4. 4The wicked, in the pride of his countenance, saith, He will not require it. All his thoughts are, There is no God.