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Psalms 10:3
For the wicked man boasts in the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist observes the wicked man in a moment of unchallenged pride, actively pursuing the needy while operating without regard for God.
The words — The Hebrew hi.Lel (he boasts) and be.Rekh (he blesses) record the wicked man's direct actions toward his own desires and the greedy.
The thread — This pattern of arrogant self-praise and wealth-focused blessing appears in Psalms 94:4, Luke 12:19, and Zechariah 11:5.
Why it lands — The text states that the wicked man boasts over his own cravings and blesses the greedy while reviling the LORD, which demands recognition that prideful self-sufficiency actively replaces reverence for God.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
For the wicked boasteth of his heart’s desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the Lord abhorreth.
Cross-references
- Psalms 94:4 They pour out arrogant words; all workers of iniquity boast.
- Luke 12:19 Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”’
- Zechariah 11:5 whose buyers slaughter them without remorse. Those who sell them say, ‘Blessed be the LORD, for I am rich!’ Even their own shepherds have no compassion on them.
- Micah 6:10 Can I forget any longer, O house of the wicked, the treasures of wickedness and the short ephah, which is accursed?
- Exodus 15:9 The enemy declared, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake. I will divide the spoils; I will gorge myself on them. I will draw my sword; my hand will destroy them.’
- Deuteronomy 29:19 because when such a person hears the words of this oath, he invokes a blessing on himself, saying, ‘I will have peace, even though I walk in the stubbornness of my own heart.’ This will bring disaster on the watered land as well as the dry.
- Job 31:24 If I have put my trust in gold or called pure gold my security,
- Psalms 5:6 You destroy those who tell lies; the LORD abhors the man of bloodshed and deceit.
- Psalms 35:21 They gape at me and say, “Aha, aha! Our eyes have seen!”
- Psalms 49:6 They trust in their wealth and boast in their great riches.