Psalms 10 Footnotes

10:2-11 The psalmist used bold language to describe the arrogant wickedness of those who refused to live according to the Lord’s righteousness. The language could describe a gang of thugs or foreign oppressors, but it also could apply to ruthless businessmen who took advantage of the poor and the weak as easily as hunters dragged away their prey. The biblical description is generalized, allowing the psalm to be used by worshipers in a variety of difficult settings and situations. But whoever the “wicked” were, their sin was disregard for the law of God, and its effect was injustice.