Psalms 10:13

13 Why do sinful people attack you with their words? Why do they say to themselves, "He won't hold us accountable"?

Psalms 10:13 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 10:13

Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God?
&c.] God may be said to be contemned or despised, when his being, perfections, and providence are denied, or called in question, or abused, ( Psalms 10:9 Psalms 10:11 ) ; when his word is derided, the great things of his law are counted as a strange thing ( Hosea 8:12 ) , and the truths of his Gospel are reckoned foolishness; and instead of these, the decrees, doctrines, and traditions of men, are set up, as by antichrist; and when his ministers, and especially his Son, are treated with disdain, ( Luke 10:16 ) ;

he hath said in his heart, thou wilt not require [it],
or "seek [it]" {i}; or inquire after it, his iniquity; the sense is, that God will make no inquiry after sin, and bring it into judgment, unto account, and under examination; or will not make inquisition, that is, for blood, for the blood of the saints and martyrs of Jesus, shed by antichrist; or will not require it at his hands, or recompense vengeance for it: all which is false and vain; the contrary to it will be found true.

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FOOTNOTES:

F9 (vwrdt al) "te non inquisiturum", Piscator, Michaelis; so Ainsworth.

Psalms 10:13 In-Context

11 Sinful people say to themselves, "God doesn't pay any attention. He covers his face. He never sees us."

12 Lord, rise up! God, show your power! Don't forget those who are helpless.

13 Why do sinful people attack you with their words? Why do they say to themselves, "He won't hold us accountable"?

14 God, you see trouble and sadness. You take note of it. You do something about it. So those who are attacked place themselves in your care. You help children whose fathers have died.

15 Take away the power of bad and sinful people. Hold them accountable for the evil things they do. Uncover all the evil they have done.