Psalms 10:2

“The wicked in [his] pride doth persecute the poor, etc.] The “poor” is the good and gracious man, who is commonly poor in this world’s things, and is sensibly poor in spirit, or sensible of his spiritual poverty; or he is so called because “afflicted”, as the word signifies; and he is afflicted because he is poor: these two characters generally go together. The “wicked” man is the wicked one, the lawless one, the man of sin, and son of perdition, antichrist, the great persecutor of Christ’s poor saints and faithful witnesses, more or less, ever since he has been in power; and which arises from the “pride” of his heart, not bearing that any should refuse to pay homage to him, contradict his…”

“Literally, "In pride of the wicked they (the poor or humble, Psa 10:17; Psa 12:5) shall be taken in the devices they (the proud) have imagined."”

“The wicked in his pride - Margin: “In the pride of the wicked he doth.” The margin is a literal translation of the Hebrew; but the sense is the same. The meaning is, that the fact that the wicked persecuted the poor, in the case referred to, was to be traced to his pride, haughtiness, ambition; that is, in pursuing his own selfish and ambitious purposes, he became utterly regardless of the rights and comforts of others. He esteemed their interest and happiness as unworthy of regard in comparison with his own aims and purposes, and trampled down all their rights in prosecuting his own ends. The term “wicked” here - in the original in the singular number, רשׁע rāshâ‛, though perhaps used…”

“10:2-11 Wicked and oppressive people might prosper, leaving ugly consequences. Evil can be as dramatic as the psalmist portrays it here, or it could be more subtle. 10:2 The wicked brazenly defy God with their acts and speech (17:10; 31:18; 59:12; 73:8; 123:4). Although the Lord will deal with them (31:23), they disturb the righteous (see 5:4-6) prior to their condemnation and judgment.”

“The wicked: etc. Heb. In the pride of the wicked he doth, etc. Psa 31:18, Psa 36:11, Psa 59:12, Psa 119:5, Psa 119:69, Psa 119:85, Psa 119:122, Psa 140:5; Exo 9:17, Exo 18:11; Isa 10:12, Isa 10:13, Isa 14:13, Isa 14:16; Jer 43:2 let: Psa 7:16, Psa 9:15, Psa 9:16; Pro 5:22 Psalms 10:3”