Psalm 10:4
New International Version
In his pride the wicked man does not seek him; in all his thoughts there is no room for God.

New Living Translation
The wicked are too proud to seek God. They seem to think that God is dead.

English Standard Version
In the pride of his face the wicked does not seek him; all his thoughts are, “There is no God.”

Berean Standard Bible
In his pride the wicked man does not seek Him; in all his schemes there is no God.

King James Bible
The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts.

New King James Version
The wicked in his proud countenance does not seek God; God is in none of his thoughts.

New American Standard Bible
The wicked, in his haughtiness, does not seek Him. There is no God in all his schemes.

NASB 1995
The wicked, in the haughtiness of his countenance, does not seek Him. All his thoughts are, “There is no God.”

NASB 1977
The wicked, in the haughtiness of his countenance, does not seek Him. All his thoughts are, “There is no God.”

Legacy Standard Bible
The wicked, in the haughtiness of his countenance, does not seek Him. All his thoughts are, “There is no God.”

Amplified Bible
The wicked, in the haughtiness of his face, will not seek nor inquire for Him; All his thoughts are, “There is no God [so there is no accountability or punishment].”

Christian Standard Bible
In all his scheming, the wicked person arrogantly thinks, “There’s no accountability, since there’s no God.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
In all his scheming, the wicked arrogantly thinks:” There is no accountability, since God does not exist.”

American Standard Version
The wicked, in the pride of his countenance, saith, He will not require it. All his thoughts are, There is no God.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And the wicked in his pride does not make inquiry and there is no God in all his thoughts.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
The sinner has provoked the Lord: according to the abundance of his pride he will not seek after him: God is not before him.

Contemporary English Version
The wicked are too proud to turn to you or even think about you.

Douay-Rheims Bible
The sinner hath provoked the Lord according to the multitude of his wrath he will not seek him:

English Revised Version
The wicked, in the pride of his countenance, saith, He will not require it. All his thoughts are, There is no God.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He turns up his nose [and says], "God doesn't care." His every thought [concludes], "There is no God."

Good News Translation
The wicked do not care about the LORD; in their pride they think that God doesn't matter.

International Standard Version
With haughty arrogance, the wicked thinks, "God will not seek justice." He always presumes "There is no God."

JPS Tanakh 1917
The wicked, in the pride of his countenance [, saith]: 'He will not require'; All his thoughts are: 'There is no God.'

Literal Standard Version
The wicked does not inquire according to the height of his face. “There is no God!” [are] all his schemes.

Majority Standard Bible
In his pride the wicked man does not seek Him; in all his schemes there is no God.

New American Bible
In their insolence the wicked boast: “God does not care; there is no God.”

NET Bible
The wicked man is so arrogant he always thinks, "God won't hold me accountable; he doesn't care."

New Revised Standard Version
In the pride of their countenance the wicked say, “God will not seek it out”; all their thoughts are, “There is no God.”

New Heart English Bible
The wicked in his proud countenance does not seek. All his thoughts are "There is no God."

Webster's Bible Translation
The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts.

World English Bible
The wicked, in the pride of his face, has no room in his thoughts for God.

Young's Literal Translation
The wicked according to the height of his face, inquireth not. 'God is not!' are all his devices.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
The Perils of the Pilgrim
3For the wicked man boasts in the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD. 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.…

Cross References
Psalm 10:11
He says to himself, "God has forgotten; He hides His face and never sees."

Psalm 10:13
Why has the wicked man renounced God? He says to himself, "You will never call me to account."

Psalm 14:1
The fool says in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt; their acts are vile. There is no one who does good.

Psalm 36:1
An oracle is in my heart regarding the transgression of the wicked man: There is no fear of God before his eyes.

Psalm 36:2
For his eyes are too full of conceit to detect or hate his own sin.

Psalm 53:1
The fool says in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, and vile in their ways; there is no one who does good.

Psalm 101:5
Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret, I will put to silence; the one with haughty eyes and a proud heart, I will not endure.


Treasury of Scripture

The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts.

the pride

Psalm 18:27
For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks.

Psalm 101:5
Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off: him that hath an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer.

Proverbs 6:17
A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,

will not

Psalm 14:2
The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.

Psalm 27:8
When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek.

Exodus 5:2
And Pharaoh said, Who is the LORD, that I should obey his voice to let Israel go? I know not the LORD, neither will I let Israel go.

God.

Psalm 14:1
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.

Psalm 53:1
To the chief Musician upon Mahalath, Maschil, A Psalm of David. The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good.

Ephesians 2:12
That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:

thoughts

Genesis 6:5
And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

Isaiah 59:7
Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; wasting and destruction are in their paths.

Isaiah 65:2
I have spread out my hands all the day unto a rebellious people, which walketh in a way that was not good, after their own thoughts;

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














(4) The wicked.--The Authorised Version has quite missed the meaning of this verse. Translate, the wicked in his haughtiness (literally, height of his nostril. Comp. the common expression, 'to turn up one's nose at a person') saith He will not requite it (i.e., punish; comp. Psalm 10:13). There is no God in all his thought. (Comp. Psalm 14:1; Psalm 53:1.)

Verse 4. - The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts. The construction is concise to abruptness, and it is hard to determine the ellipses. The passage in the original runs thus: "The wicked, in the height of his scorn - will not require - no God - all his thoughts.' Of the various attempts to supply the ellipses, and obtain a satisfactory sense, the following (that of the 'Speaker's Commentary') is probably the best: "As for the wicked in the height of his scorn - 'God will not require' - 'There is no God' - such are all his thoughts." (Compare the Revised Version, which is not very different.) The general sense is that his pride conducts the wicked man to absolute atheism, or at least to practiced atheism (comp. vers. 11, 13).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
In his pride
כְּגֹ֣בַהּ (kə·ḡō·ḇah)
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1363: Elation, grandeur, arrogance

the wicked [man]
רָשָׁ֗ע (rā·šā‘)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 7563: Wrong, an, bad person

does not
בַּל־ (bal-)
Adverb
Strong's 1077: A failure, nothing, not at all, lest

seek [Him];
יִדְרֹ֑שׁ (yiḏ·rōš)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1875: To tread, frequent, to follow, to seek, ask, to worship

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

his schemes
מְזִמּוֹתָֽיו׃ (mə·zim·mō·w·ṯāw)
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 4209: A plan, evil, sometimes good

there is no
אֵ֥ין (’ên)
Adverb
Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle

God.
אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative


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