Psalm 10:3

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Psalm 10:3

For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the LORD abhorreth.

Boasteth

And blesseth, etc

Whom

Abhorreth

Psalm 5:6

Leviticus 26:30

Deuteronomy 32:19

General references

1 Samuel 23:21

Bible References

Boasteth

They open their mouth wide against me, claiming, "Yes! Yes! We saw him do it with our own eyes!"

those who put confidence in their wealth and boast about their great riches?

Why do you make evil the foundation of your boasting, mighty one? God's gracious love never ceases.

In their mockery they speak evil; from their arrogant position they speak oppression.

When they speak, they spew arrogance. Everyone who practices iniquity brags about it.

"The enemy said, "I'll pursue them, I'll overtake them, I'll divide the spoil. I'll satisfy my anger on them, I'll draw my sword, and my hand will bring them to ruin.'

But this is not what he intends, and this is not what he thinks in his mind; but it is in his mind to destroy, and to cut down many nations.

Whom have you insulted and reviled? Against whom have you raised your voice and lifted your eyes in pride? Against the Holy One of Israel!

Now listen, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a town, stay there a year, conduct business, and make money."

And blesseth, etc

Their inner thoughts are on their homes forever; their dwellings from generation to generation. They even name their lands after themselves.

because when such a person hears the words of this oath, he will bless himself and say: "I will have a peaceful life, even though I'm determined to be stubborn.' By doing this he will be sweeping away both watered and parched ground alike.'

Saul said, "May you be blessed by the LORD, because you have been gracious to me.

"If I've put my confidence in gold, if I've told gold, "You're my security,'

Those who forsake the Law praise the wicked, but whoever keeps it fights them.

"Now as for the merchant, deceitful balances remain in his hand, and he loves to defraud.

Their buyers slaughter them without being punished, continuing to sell them as they say, "Bless the LORD!' and, "I'm rich!' Meanwhile, their shepherds show them no compassion.

Then I'll say to myself, "You've stored up plenty of good things for many years. Take it easy, eat, drink, and enjoy yourself."'

They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, quarreling, deceit, and viciousness. They are gossips,

People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,

Stop loving the world and the things that are in the world. If anyone persists in loving the world, the Father's love is not in him.

Whom

Because of his wicked greed I was angry, so I punished him; and I hid my face, and was angry but he kept turning back to his stubborn will.

But your eyes and heart are on nothing but your dishonest gain, shedding the blood of innocent people, and practicing oppression and extortion."

Are there still wicked treasures in the house of the wicked, along with deceitful and abominable measuring standards?

"Woe to the one who amasses profit upon unjust profit in order to establish his household, so he can establish a secure place on the heights and escape from the power of evil.

and inquired, "What are you willing to give me if I betray Jesus to you?" They offered him 30 pieces of silver,

Then he told them, "Be careful to guard yourselves against every kind of greed, because a person's life doesn't consist of the amount of possessions he has."

Now the Pharisees, who love money, had been listening to all this and began to ridicule Jesus.

thieves, greedy people, drunks, slanderers, and robbers will not inherit the kingdom of God.

For you know very well that no immoral or impure person, or anyone who is greedy (that is, an idolater), has an inheritance in the kingdom of the Messiah and of God.

So put to death your worldly impulses: sexual sin, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed (which is idolatry).

But people who want to get rich keep toppling into temptation and are trapped by many stupid and harmful desires that plunge them into destruction and ruin.

Abhorreth

You will destroy those who speak lies. The LORD abhors the person of bloodshed and deceit.

I'll destroy your high places and cut down your sun pillars. Then I'll cast your dead bodies on top of the bodies of your idols. I'll loathe you.

The LORD saw it and became jealous, provoked by his sons and daughters.

General references

Saul said, "May you be blessed by the LORD, because you have been gracious to me.