“The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts.” (Psalm 10:4)
It is significant that the word “wicked” ....is essentially synonymous with “ungodly” and the Hebrew word (rasha) used here is often so translated. This tenth psalm provides a graphic summary of their real character. They are:
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It is significant that the word “wicked” ....is essentially synonymous with “ungodly” and the Hebrew word (rasha) used here is often so translated. This tenth psalm provides a graphic summary of their real character. They are:
- Proud. “The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God” (v. 4).
- Fawning. “For the wicked . . . blesseth the covetous, whom the LORD abhorreth” (v. 3).
- Atheistic, at least in behavior. “He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: . . . he will never see it” (v. 11).
- Stubborn. “He hath said in his heart, I shall not be moved: for I shall never be in adversity” (v. 6).
- Profane. “His mouth is full of cursing . . . : under his tongue is mischief and vanity” (v. 7).
- Hurtful. “In the secret places doth he murder the innocent” (v. 8). This surely applies to character assassination, when not to actual killing.
- Deceptive. “His mouth is full of . . . deceit and fraud: . . . He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den” (vv. 7, 9).
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