Psalms 10:12

"He says in his heart, “God has forgotten. He hides his face. He will never see it.”"

Key Reflection

This verse reveals the mindset of the wicked who, despite evidence to the contrary, believe God is absent and uninvolved in their world. Their denial of divine presence and intervention reflects a heart hardened against acknowledging God's sovereignty and care.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Arise, O Lord -See the note atPsalms 3:7. This commences the second part of the psalm, in which the author calls on God to remember those who were oppressed and wronged by the wicked. By suffering the wicked thus to carry on their plans, God seemed to be indifferent to human affairs, and the psalmist, therefore, invokes him to interpose, and to rescue the afflicted from their grasp. O God, lift up thine hand -As one does when he is about to strike, or to exert his power. The prayer is, that God would interfere to put down the wicked. Forget not the humble -Margin, “afflicted.” The margin expresses the true sense.

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