Psalm 10:5
New International Version
His ways are always prosperous; your laws are rejected by him; he sneers at all his enemies.

New Living Translation
Yet they succeed in everything they do. They do not see your punishment awaiting them. They sneer at all their enemies.

English Standard Version
His ways prosper at all times; your judgments are on high, out of his sight; as for all his foes, he puffs at them.

Berean Standard Bible
He is secure in his ways at all times; Your lofty judgments are far from him; he sneers at all his foes.

King James Bible
His ways are always grievous; thy judgments are far above out of his sight: as for all his enemies, he puffeth at them.

New King James Version
His ways are always prospering; Your judgments are far above, out of his sight; As for all his enemies, he sneers at them.

New American Standard Bible
His ways succeed at all times; Yet Your judgments are on high, out of his sight; As for all his enemies, he snorts at them.

NASB 1995
His ways prosper at all times; Your judgments are on high, out of his sight; As for all his adversaries, he snorts at them.

NASB 1977
His ways prosper at all times; Thy judgments are on high, out of his sight; As for all his adversaries, he snorts at them.

Legacy Standard Bible
His ways prosper at all times; Your judgments are on high, out of his sight; As for all his adversaries, he snorts at them.

Amplified Bible
His ways prosper at all times; Your judgments [LORD] are on high, out of his sight [so he never thinks about them]; As for all his enemies, he sneers at them.

Christian Standard Bible
His ways are always secure; your lofty judgments have no effect on him; he scoffs at all his adversaries.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
His ways are always secure; Your lofty judgments are beyond his sight; he scoffs at all his adversaries.

American Standard Version
His ways are firm at all times; Thy judgments are far above out of his sight: As for all his adversaries, he puffeth at them.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And his ways are dissolute always, and your judgment enters against him, and he despises all his enemies.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
His ways are profane at all times; thy judgments are removed from before him: he will gain the mastery over all his enemies.

Contemporary English Version
They are always successful, though they can't understand your teachings, and they keep sneering at their enemies.

Douay-Rheims Bible
God is not before his eyes: his ways are filthy at all times. Thy judgments are removed from his sight: he shall rule over all his enemies.

English Revised Version
His ways are firm at all times; thy judgments are far above out of his sight: as for all his adversaries, he puffeth at them.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He always seems to succeed. Your judgments are beyond his understanding. He spits at all his opponents.

Good News Translation
The wicked succeed in everything. They cannot understand God's judgments; they sneer at their enemies.

International Standard Version
Their ways always seem prosperous. Your judgments are on high, far away from them. They scoff at all their enemies.

JPS Tanakh 1917
His ways prosper at all times; Thy judgments are far above out of his sight; As for all his adversaries, he puffeth at them.

Literal Standard Version
His ways writhe at all times, | Your judgments [are] on high before him, | All his adversaries—he puffs at them.

Majority Standard Bible
He is secure in his ways at all times; Your lofty judgments are far from him; he sneers at all his foes.

New American Bible
Yet their affairs always succeed; they ignore your judgment on high; they sneer at all who oppose them.

NET Bible
He is secure at all times. He has no regard for your commands; he disdains all his enemies.

New Revised Standard Version
Their ways prosper at all times; your judgments are on high, out of their sight; as for their foes, they scoff at them.

New Heart English Bible
His ways are firm at all times. Your judgments are turned aside. As for all his adversaries, he sneers at them.

Webster's Bible Translation
His ways are always grievous; thy judgments are far above out of his sight: as for all his enemies, he puffeth at them.

World English Bible
His ways are prosperous at all times. He is arrogant, and your laws are far from his sight. As for all his adversaries, he sneers at them.

Young's Literal Translation
Pain do his ways at all times, On high are Thy judgments before him, All his adversaries -- he puffeth at them.

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Context
The Perils of the Pilgrim
4In his pride the wicked man does not seek Him; in all his schemes there is no God. 5He is secure in his ways at all times; Your lofty judgments are far from him; he sneers at all his foes. 6He says to himself, “I will not be moved; from age to age I am free of distress.”…

Cross References
Psalm 17:4
As for the deeds of men--by the word of Your lips I have avoided the ways of the violent.

Psalm 28:5
Since they show no regard for the works of the LORD or what His hands have done, He will tear them down and never rebuild them.

Psalm 52:7
"Look at the man who did not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his wealth and strengthened himself by destruction."

Proverbs 24:7
Wisdom is too high for a fool; he does not open his mouth in the meeting place.


Treasury of Scripture

His ways are always grievous; your judgments are far above out of his sight: as for all his enemies, he puffs at them.

His

Genesis 6:12
And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.

Proverbs 1:19
So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.

Proverbs 2:13,15
Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness; …

thy judgments

Psalm 92:5,6
O LORD, how great are thy works! and thy thoughts are very deep…

Proverbs 15:24
The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.

Proverbs 24:1
Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.

he puffeth

Psalm 12:5
For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.

Judges 9:27,38
And they went out into the fields, and gathered their vineyards, and trode the grapes, and made merry, and went into the house of their god, and did eat and drink, and cursed Abimelech…

2 Samuel 5:6
And the king and his men went to Jerusalem unto the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land: which spake unto David, saying, Except thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither: thinking, David cannot come in hither.

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Psalm 10
1. David complains of the wicked
12. He prays for remedy
16. He professes his confidence














(5) His ways are always grievous.--Better, his enterprises always succeed. This meaning is obtained from Job 20:21, "nothing escaped his covetousness, therefore his prospering shall not last," and from the cognate of the verb "strength." Perhaps, however, "his ways are always strong" implies only the bold and reckless course with which a tyrant pursues his end. (Comp. Psalm 73:12.)

Thy judgments . . . .--Literally, a height thy judgments far above him. (Comp. Psalm 36:6.)

Puffeth--i.e., in scorn. (Comp. Psalm 12:5.) South uses the word in this sense, "It is really to defy heaven to puff at damnation, and bid omnipotence do its work." It is especially forcible after the description of the haughty attitude of the wicked, with his nose high in the air, snorting out contempt against his foes, disdaining God and man alike.

Verse 5. - His ways are always grievous; lather, firm; i.e. steadfast and consistent, not wavering and uncertain. The thoroughly wicked person who "neither fears God nor regards man," pursues the course which he has set himself, without deviation, turning neither to the right hand nor to the left. There is nothing to hinder him - no qualm of conscience, no distrust of himself, no fear of other men's opposition. Thy judgments are far above out of his sight. They are held in reserve; he does not foresee them - he does not believe in them. As for all his enemies, he puffeth at them. His human adversaries he wholly despises, believing that a breath from his month will bring them to nothing.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
He is secure
יָ֘חִ֤ילוּ (yā·ḥî·lū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 2342: To twist, whirl, to dance, to writhe in pain, fear, to wait, to pervert

in his ways
דְרָכָ֨יו ׀ (ḏə·rā·ḵāw)
Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action

at all times;
בְּכָל־ (bə·ḵāl)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

Your lofty
מָר֣וֹם (mā·rō·wm)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4791: Altitude

judgments
מִ֭שְׁפָּטֶיךָ (miš·pā·ṭe·ḵā)
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 4941: A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style

are far from him;
מִנֶּגְדּ֑וֹ (min·neḡ·dōw)
Preposition-m | third person masculine singular
Strong's 5048: A front, part opposite, a counterpart, mate, over against, before

he sneers
יָפִ֥יחַ (yā·p̄î·aḥ)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6315: To puff, blow with the breath, air, to fan, to utter, to kindle, to scoff

at all
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

his foes.
צ֝וֹרְרָ֗יו (ṣō·wr·rāw)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 6887: To bind, tie up, be restricted, narrow, scant, or cramped


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