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Whyעַל מֶהdoes the wickedרָשָׁעspurnנִאֵץElohim?אֱלֹהִיםHe saysאָמַרin his heart,בְּלִבּוֹ“You will notלֹאdemand an accounting.”תִּדְרֹשׁ
Psalms 10:13
Study it in the app“Why does the wicked spurn Elohim? He says in his heart, “You will not demand an accounting.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 10:13, word by word
- does the wickedרָשָׁעrasha
wicked
One who does evil, the opposite of the righteous.
Where else “rasha” appears- spurnנִאֵץniets
despise
To turn away with scorn, as from YHWH.
Where else “niets” appears- Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- He saysאָמַרamar
think
To speak inwardly without saying it aloud; to think.
Where else “amar” appears- in his heartלִבּlib
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.
Where else “lib” appears- demand an accountingתִּדְרֹשׁtidrosh
require
To investigate, or hold to account.
Where else “tidrosh” appears
The context
12Rise up, YHWH; El, lift up your hand; do not forget the humble.
13 · This verse (above)
14You have seen it, for you look at suffering and grief to put it in your hand; to you the helpless abandons himself; you have been the helper of the orphan.