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Psalms 10:11

Old Testament Poetry/Hymns ASV (1901)

What does Psalms 10:11 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “He saith in his heart, God hath forgotten; He hideth his face; he will never see it.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

He saith in his heart, God hath forgotten; He hideth his face; he will never see it.
Psalms 10:11 — American Standard Version

Context — Psalms 10

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
8He sitteth in the lurking-places of the villages; In the secret places doth he murder the innocent; His eyes are privily set against the helpless.
9He lurketh in secret as a lion in his covert; He lieth in wait to catch the poor: He doth catch the poor, when he draweth him in his net.
10He croucheth, he boweth down, And the helpless fall by his strong ones.
11He saith in his heart, God hath forgotten; He hideth his face; he will never see it.
12Arise, O Jehovah; O God, lift up thy hand: Forget not the poor.
13Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God, And say in his heart, Thou wilt not require [it]?
14Thou hast seen [it]; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: The helpless committeth [himself] unto thee; Thou hast been the helper of the fatherless.
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What do historical commentaries say?

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“As before, such conduct implies disbelief or disregard of God's government.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten - That is, this is his practical, habitual feeling. He acts as if God had forgotten, or as if God takes no knowledge of what is occurring in the earth. Compare Psalms 10:6. He hideth his face - God has hidden his face; that is, he does not look on what is occurring. He will never see it - That is, he will never see what is done. It cannot be supposed that any man would deliberately say either that the memory of God has failed, or that he will not see what is done upon the earth, but the meaning is, that this is the practical feeling of the wicked man; he acts as if this were so. He is no more restrained in his conduct than he would be if this…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“said: Psa 10:6; Mar 2:6; Luk 7:39 God: Psa 64:5, Psa 73:11, Psa 94:7; Job 22:13, Job 22:14; Ecc 8:11; Eze 8:12, Eze 9:9 Psalms 10:12”
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