Psalms 10:2

"Why do you stand far off, LORD? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?"

Key Reflection

This verse expresses the psalmist's plea for divine intervention during hardship, questioning why God remains distant when his people are suffering. It reflects a deep longing for God’s immediate presence and active involvement in the lives of his worshippers.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

The wicked in his pride -Margin: “In the pride of the wicked he doth.” The margin is a literal translation of the Hebrew; but the sense is the same. The meaning is, that the fact that the wicked persecuted the poor, in the case referred to, was to be traced to his pride, haughtiness, ambition; that is, in pursuing his own selfish and ambitious purposes, he became utterly regardless of the rights and comforts of others. He esteemed their interest and happiness as unworthy of regard in comparison with his own aims and purposes, and trampled down all their rights in prosecuting his own ends.

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