Psalms 10:4
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts. | In his pride the wicked man does not seek Him; in all his schemes there is no God. | The wicked, in the pride of his countenance, saith, He will not require it. All his thoughts are, There is no God. |
In context
Who is speaking and to whom, what is happening, when and where, and why it matters, each with its sources. Coming with the context cards.
Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| a wicked [person] | רָשָׁ֗ע | ra-SHA' | H7563 | wickedרָשָׁע (ra.sah) 1) wicked, criminal 1a) guilty one, one guilty of crime (subst) 1b) wicked (hostile to God) 1c) wicked, guilty of sin (against God or man) |
| according to [the] haughtiness of | כְּגֹ֣בַהּ | ke-GOAH | H1363 | heightגֹּ֫בַהּ (go.vah) 1) height, exaltation 1a) height 1b) exaltation, grandeur 1c) haughtiness |
| nose his | אַ֭פּוֹ | 'a-po | H0639I | faceאֲנַף (a.naph) face, nose Aramaic of aph (אַף ": anger" H0639) |
| not | בַּל־ | bal- | H1077 | notבַּל (bal) not, hardly, else |
| he seeks | יִדְרֹ֑שׁ | yid-ROSH | H1875 | to seekדָּרַשׁ (da.rash) 1) to resort to, seek, seek with care, enquire, require 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to resort to, frequent (a place), (tread a place) 1a2) to consult, enquire of, seek 1a2a) of God 1a2b) of heathen gods, necromancers 1a3) to seek deity in prayer and worship 1a3a) God 1a3b) heathen deities 1a4) to seek (with a demand), demand, require 1a5) to investigate, enquire 1a6) to ask for, require, demand 1a7) to practice, study, follow, seek with application 1a8) to seek with care, care for 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to allow oneself to be enquired of, consulted (only of God) 1b2) to be sought, be sought out … |
| [are] there not | אֵ֥ין | 'ein | H0369 | nothingאַ֫יִן (a.yin) 1) nothing, not, nought n 1a) nothing, nought neg 1b) not 1c) to have not (of possession) adv 1d) without w/prep 1e) for lack of |
| [is] a god | אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים | 'E-lo-HIM | H0430G | Godאֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) This name means "gods" (plural intensive-singular meaning), "God" Another name of ye.ho.vah (יהוה "LORD" H3068G) |
| all | כָּל־ | kol- | H3605 | allכֹּל (kol) 1) all, the whole 1a) all, the whole of 1b) any, each, every, anything 1c) totality, everything Aramaic equivalent: kol (כֹּל "all" H3606) |
| thoughts his | מְזִמּוֹתָֽיו׃ | me-zi-mo-TAV | H4209 | plotמְזִמָּה (me.zim.mah) 1) purpose, discretion, device, plot 1a) purpose 1b) discretion 1c) devices (evil) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.