Psalm 10
Psalm 10 Meaning
Psalm 10 asks the question honest faith is not afraid to voice: why does God seem to hide when the wicked prosper and the poor are hunted? It describes the arrogance of those who say in their hearts that God will never call them to account.
But the psalm does not stay in complaint. It rises to confidence that God does see, that He is King forever, and that He hears the desire of the humble and defends the fatherless and the oppressed.
Key verses from Psalm 10
“Why standest thou afar off, O LORD? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?”
Psalm 10:1
“Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up thine hand: forget not the humble.”
Psalm 10:12
“Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless.”
Psalm 10:14
“LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:”
Psalm 10:17
How Psalm 10 points to Jesus
Jesus came for exactly the ones this psalm names: the poor, the fatherless, the crushed. The King who seems to stand far off drew near in Him, and He will break the arm of every oppressor.