Psalm 10:2
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
In prideבְּגַאֲוַ֣ת
(be·ga·'a·vat)
1346: majesty, pridefrom gaah
the wickedרָ֭שָׁע
(ra·sha)
7563: wicked, criminalfrom an unused word
hotly pursueיִדְלַ֣ק
(yid·lak)
1814: to burn, hotly pursuea prim. root
the afflicted;עָנִ֑י
(a·ni;)
6041: poor, afflicted, humblefrom anah
Let them be caughtיִתָּפְשׂ֓וּ
(yit·ta·fe·su)
8610: to lay hold of, wielda prim. root
in the plotsבִּמְזִמֹּ֖ות
(bim·zim·mo·vt)
4209: purpose, discretion, devicefrom zamam
whichז֣וּ
(zu)
2098: this, which, whofrom zoh
they have devised.חָשָֽׁבוּ׃
(cha·sha·vu.)
2803: to think, accounta prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
The wicked
rasha`  (raw-shaw')
morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person -- + condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.
in his pride
ga`avah  (gah-av-aw')
arrogance or majesty; by implication, (concretely) ornament -- excellency, haughtiness, highness, pride, proudly, swelling.
doth persecute
dalaq  (daw-lak')
to flame -- burning, chase, inflame, kindle, persecute(-or), pursue hotly.
the poor
`aniy  (aw-nee')
depressed, in mind or circumstances -- afflicted, humble, lowly, needy, poor.
let them be taken
taphas  (taw-fas')
to manipulate, i.e. seize; chiefly to capture, wield, specifically, to overlay; figuratively, to use unwarrantably
in the devices
mzimmah  (mez-im-maw')
a plan, usually evil (machination), sometimes good (sagacity) -- (wicked) device, discretion, intent, witty invention, lewdness, mischievous (device), thought, wickedly.
that
zuw  (zoo)
this or that -- that, this, wherein, which, whom.
they have imagined
chashab  (khaw-shab')
to plait or interpenetrate, i.e. (literally) to weave or (gen.) to fabricate; figuratively, to plot or contrive (usually in a malicious sense); hence (from the mental effort) to think, regard, value, compute
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
In pride the wicked hotly pursue the afflicted; Let them be caught in the plots which they have devised.

King James Bible
The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
In arrogance the wicked relentlessly pursue the afflicted; let them be caught in the schemes they have devised.

International Standard Version
The wicked one arrogantly pursues the afflicted, who are trapped in the schemes he devises.

NET Bible
The wicked arrogantly chase the oppressed; the oppressed are trapped by the schemes the wicked have dreamed up.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
In the wicked man's pride he consumes the poor; they will be caught in the mind set which they have contrived.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The wicked person arrogantly pursues oppressed people. He will be caught in the schemes that he planned.

King James 2000 Bible
The wicked in his pride does persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.
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