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Psalm 10:4 KJV
Psalms · chapter 10 · verse 4
The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts.Psalm 10:4 · King James Version
Psalm 10:4 in context
2The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.
3For the wicked boasteth of his heart’s desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the LORD abhorreth.
4The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts.
5His ways are always grievous; thy judgments are far above out of his sight: as for all his enemies, he puffeth at them.
6He hath said in his heart, I shall not be moved: for I shall never be in adversity.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- countenanceʼaphproperly, the nose or nostrilH639 →
- wickedrâshâʻmorally wrongH7563 →
- pridegôbahhelation, grandeur, arroganceH1363 →
- seekdârashproperly, to tread or frequentH1875 →
- Godʼĕlôhîymgods in the ordinary senseH430 →
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David, in these verses, discovers, I. A very great affection to God and his favour; for, in the time of trouble, that which he complains of most feelingly is God's withdrawing his gracious presence (Psa 10:1): "Why standest thou afar off, as one unconcerned in the indignities done to thy name and the injuries done to…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-11