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The wicked,רָשָׁעin the haughtinessכְּגֹבַהּof his face,אַפּוֹdoes notבַּלseek;יִדְרֹשׁ“There is noאֵיןElohim”:אֱלֹהִיםsuch are allכָּלhis plans.מְזִמּוֹתָיו
Psalms 10:4
Study it in the app“The wicked, in the haughtiness of his face, does not seek; “There is no Elohim”: such are all his plans.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 10:4, word by word
- The wickedרָשָׁעrasha
wicked
One who does evil, the opposite of the righteous.
Where else “rasha” appears- in the haughtinessגֹבַהּgovah
pride
Greatness, or pride.
Where else “govah” appears- of his faceאַפּap
face
A person's face: it is bowed to the ground to honor, and "before someone" is in front of his face.
Where else “ap” appears- does notבַּלbal
not
Not: a negative proper to Hebrew poetry; it denies strongly ("it will not be moved").
Where else “bal” appears- seekיִדְרֹשׁyidrosh
consult
To turn to YHWH to ask him, pray to him.
Where else “yidrosh” appears- Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- his plansמְזִמּוֹתָיmezimotay
plan
What one plots, often evil.
Where else “mezimotay” appears
Translation note
“Does not seek”: the Hebrew does not say whom; Elohim is understood. The same verb returns in verses 13 and 15 (“demand an accounting”).
The context
3For the wicked boasts of the desire of his soul, and the greedy one curses, spurns YHWH.
4 · This verse (above)
5His ways endure at all times; your judgments are on high, out of his sight; at all his adversaries he snorts.