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. "
— Psalms 10:2, American Standard Version
“The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.”
“In arrogance, the wicked hunt down the weak. They are caught in the schemes that they devise.”
“The wicked arrogantly chase the oppressed; the oppressed are trapped by the schemes the wicked have dreamed up.”
“In the Lord I put my trust: how then do you say to my soul: Get thee away from hence to the mountain, like a sparrow.”
“The evil-doer in his pride is cruel to the poor; let him be taken by the tricks of his invention.”
“The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.”
Why standest thou afar off, O Jehovah? Why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?
In the pride of the wicked the poor is hotly pursued; Let them be taken in the devices that they have conceived.
For the wicked boasteth of his heart’s desire, And the covetous renounceth, yea, contemneth Jehovah.
The wicked, in the pride of his countenance, saith, He will not requireit. All his thoughts are, There is no God.
His ways are firm at all times; Thy judgments are far above out of his sight: As for all his adversaries, he puffeth at them.