Chapter commentary
Psalms Chapter 10
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Ps 10:1-18.
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Ps 10:1-18.
The Psalmist mourns God's apparent indifference to his troubles, which are aggravated by the successful malice, blasphemy, pride, deceit, and profanity of the wicked. On the just and discriminating providence of God he relies for the destruction of their false security, and the defense of the needy.
1. These are, of course, figurative terms (compare
Ps 7:6; 13:1, &c.).
hidest--Supply "thine eyes" or "face."
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2. 直譯為「惡人驕傲，他們（貧窮人或謙卑人，
詩 10:17; 12:5）
必被在他們（驕傲者）所設計的詭計中抓住。」
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2. Literally, "In pride of the wicked they (the poor or humble,
Ps 10:17; 12:5)
shall be taken in the devices they (the proud) have imagined."
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3. 心的——或作「魂的」。
貪欲——即他在惡事上的成功。
與……祝福 等——他（惡人）祝福貪財之人，他藐視耶和華。
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3. heart's--or, "soul's."
desire--that is, his success in evil.
and blesseth, &c.--he (the wicked) blesseth the covetous, he despiseth the Lord.
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4. 面容表露了其自負之心，這心的果子就是實際的無神論
（Ps 14:1）。
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4. The face expresses the self-conceit, whose fruit is practical atheism
(Ps 14:1).
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5, 6. 他對自己道路或生活方式的持久性如此自信，以致無視神的護理（超出他的眼界，因為他不肯觀看， Isa 26:11）， 嗤笑他的仇敵，並自誇永遠免於災禍。
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5, 6. Such is his confidence in the permanence of his way or course of life, that he disregards God's providential government (out of sight, because he will not look,
Isa 26:11),
sneers at his enemies, and boasts perpetual freedom from evil.
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7-10. 這類人的惡毒與詭詐
（Ps 140:3）
隨後表現於結合狡猾、欺詐與強暴的行為（參
Pr 1:11, 18）， 恰當地以獅子與獵人捕食的習性為比喻。
Ps 10:8, 10, 14
中的「窮乏人」對應一個本篇特有的詞，意為悲哀或憂傷的人；而
Ps 10:9
中則如通常一樣，指敬虔或溫柔的受苦者。
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7-10. The malignity and deceit
(Ps 140:3)
of such are followed by acts combining cunning, fraud, and violence (compare
Pr 1:11, 18),
aptly illustrated by the habits of the lion, and of hunters taking their prey. "Poor," in
Ps 10:8, 10, 14,
represents a word peculiar to this Psalm, meaning the sad or sorrowful; in
Ps 10:9,
as usual, it means the pious or meek sufferer.
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8. 眼……隱密處——他眯著眼窺探，看似沒有看見。
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8. eyes . . . privily--He watches with half-closed eyes, appearing not to see.
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10. 蹲伏——如獅子盡量縮起身軀，以便躍出更有力。
跌倒……強壯人——獅子的比喻放下，這話指為首的惡人的同夥。
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10. croucheth--as a lion gathers himself into as small compass as possible to make the greater spring.
fall by his strong ones--The figure of the lion is dropped, and this phrase means the accomplices of the chief or leading wicked man.
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11. 如前所述，這等行為表明他不信、或無視神的治理。
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11. As before, such conduct implies disbelief or disregard of God's government.
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12. （參
詩 9:19；3:7）。
謙卑人——（參
詩 10:17，
及旁註）。
舉手——施展祢的能力。
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12. (Compare
Ps 9:19; 3:7).
the humble--(Compare
Ps 10:17,
and Margin.)
lift up thine hand--exert thy power.
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13, 14. 以為神會輕忽罪惡，是徒然的；無論祂多麼寬容，祂卻仔細察看一切惡事，並要以護理（祢的手）之刑罰將其標明。
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13, 14. It is in vain to suppose God will overlook sin, however forbearing; for He carefully examines or beholds all wickedness, and will mark it by His providential (Thine hand) punishment.
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14. 禍患與奸惡——指受苦者所受的激怒與患難（參
詩 6:7；7:14）。
交託——或作「將（他的重擔）交給祢」。
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14. mischief and spite--provocation and trouble of the sufferer (compare
Ps 6:7; 7:14).
committeth--or, "leaves (his burden) on Thee."
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15. 膀臂——即能力。
直到沒有——神非但不報應
（詩 10:11, 13），
反要將惡人與其惡行盡行毀滅
（詩 9:5, 6；34:16；37:36）。
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15. arm--power.
till thou find none--So far from not requiting
(Ps 10:11, 13),
God will utterly destroy the wicked and his deeds
(Ps 9:5, 6; 34:16; 37:36).
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16-18. 神作王。惡人若一時得勢，終必被剪除。祂垂聽並堅固祂受苦百姓的心（Ps 112:7），為軟弱者施行公義，並壓制那些自負卻脆弱之人的驕傲和強暴（參看 Ps 9:16）。
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16-18. God reigns. The wicked, if for a time successful, shall be cut off. He hears and confirms the hearts of His suffering people
(Ps 112:7),
executes justice for the feeble, and represses the pride and violence of conceited, though frail, men (compare
Ps 9:16).
Ps 10:1-18.
詩人為神似乎對他的苦難漠不關心而哀嘆，而惡人的惡毒得逞、褻瀆、驕傲、詭詐與不敬更使苦難加重。他信靠神公義且明察的護理，以毀滅他們虛假的安全感，並保護困苦人。
1. 這些當然是比喻性的用語（參
Ps 7:6; 13:1
等）。
隱藏——補入「你眼」或「面」。