Psalm 10:7

Translations

Modern

His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and violence; trouble and malice are under his tongue.

Traditional

His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity.

Literal

His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and oppression; under his tongue are trouble and iniquity.

Latin

Cujus maledictione os plenum est, et amaritudine, et dolo; sub lingua ejus labor et dolor.

Original

Hebrew

English

His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and violence; trouble and malice are under his tongue.

Notes

Psalms 10:6–7

Even though they act wrongly (Psalms 5:9; 28:3; Romans 3:14), the wicked still hope for a future free of trouble like the righteous will enjoy.

Psalms 10:2–11

Wicked and oppressive people might succeed, causing harmful effects. Evil can be as dramatic as the psalmist portrays it here, or it could be more subtle.

Psalms 10:1–18

The lament in Psalm 9:13–20 continues in Psalm 10 (see study note on Psalms 9–10). However, the mood shifts from confident statements to anguished questions. The psalmist prays for rescue, trusting that the Lord, as a just king, take care of the needy.

Psalms 9:1–10:18

This hymn celebrates the Lord's rule and triumph over evil. It may also respond to the laments in Psalms 3–7.

Some believe that Psalms 9 and 10 should be read together as one psalm in two parts. This is because Psalm 9 has a title, while Psalm 10 does not.

Despite some missing or inverted letters, the two psalms form an acrostic of the Hebrew alphabet. This means that each line or section begins with a successive letter of the Hebrew alphabet.

Other alphabetic acrostics include Psalms 25, 34, 37, 111–112, 119, and 145.

The ancient Greek and Latin translations treat Psalms 9 and 10 as one psalm.

Theme notes and profiles

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Related verses

Psalm 7:14
Behold, the wicked man travails with evil; he conceives trouble and births falsehood.
Psalm 140:9
May the heads of those who surround me be covered in the trouble their lips have caused.
Psalm 64:3
…who sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their bitter words like arrows,
Psalm 140:3
They sharpen their tongues like snakes; the venom of vipers is on their lips. Selah
Psalm 59:12
By the sins of their mouths and the words of their lips, let them be trapped in their pride, in the curses and lies they utter.
Proverbs 21:6
Making a fortune by a lying tongue is a vanishing mist, a deadly pursuit.
Matthew 12:34
You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.
James 3:6–8
The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.
Psalm 144:11
Set me free and rescue me from the grasp of foreigners, whose mouths speak falsehood, whose right hands are deceitful.
Psalm 52:4
You love every word that devours, O deceitful tongue.
Jeremiah 9:3
“They bend their tongues like bows; lies prevail over truth in the land. For they proceed from evil to evil, and they do not take Me into account,” declares the LORD.
Job 20:12
Though evil is sweet in his mouth and he conceals it under his tongue,

Glossary

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Topics

Deceit: Often Accompanied by Fraud and Injustice Deceit: The Wicked: Utter Deceit: Utter Falsehood: General Scriptures Concerning Malice: General Scriptures Concerning Profane Swearing: The Wicked: Addicted To Speaking: Evil Vanity: Evil People: Speak Vanity: The Wicked: Speak Wicked (People): Described

Psalm 10:7

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