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Psalms 10:11–12

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He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never see it.
Arise, O Lord; O God, lift up thine hand: forget not the humble.
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From verse 11

  1. Ezekiel 8:12Rank 1 from verse 11
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    12Then said he unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen what the ancients of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in the chambers of his imagery? for they say, The Lord seeth us not; the Lord hath forsaken the earth.

  2. Psalms 94:7Rank 2 from verse 11
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    7Yet they say, The Lord shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob regard it.

  3. Psalms 10:6Rank 3 from verse 11
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    6He hath said in his heart, I shall not be moved: for I shall never be in adversity.

  4. Psalms 73:11Rank 4 from verse 11
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    11And they say, How doth God know? and is there knowledge in the most High?

  5. Ecclesiastes 8:11Rank 5 from verse 11
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    11Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.

From verse 12

  1. Micah 5:9Rank 1 from verse 12
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    9Thine hand shall be lifted up upon thine adversaries, and all thine enemies shall be cut off.

  2. Psalms 9:12Rank 2 from verse 12
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    12When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble.

  3. Psalms 94:2Rank 3 from verse 12
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    2Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth: render a reward to the proud.

  4. Isaiah 33:10Rank 4 from verse 12
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    10Now will I rise, saith the Lord; now will I be exalted; now will I lift up myself.

  5. Psalms 17:7Rank 5 from verse 12
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    7Shew thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them which put their trust in thee from those that rise up against them.

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Psalms 10:11

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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COMBINED MEANING

heart

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Sense 1: The bodily organ. Sense 2: The inward person: the mind, will, affections, conscience, or moral character.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

face

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The front of the head and its countenance or expression; the front, surface, outward appearance, presence, view, or personally known identity of a person, place, or thing.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

never

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Sense 1: Not ever; at no time or in no case. Sense 2: In never so constructions, however or no matter how much.

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see

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Sense 1: To perceive or behold with the eyes or in a vision. Sense 2: To observe, examine, discover, ascertain, consider, understand, know, or recognize. Sense 3: To visit, meet, converse with, or be in the presence of. Sense 4: To experience, undergo, endure, or enjoy. Sense 5: To attend to, take care, ensure, or beware.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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Psalms 10:12

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arise

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1. To rise, stand, get up, or move upward from a lower, lying, seated, fallen, or inactive position. 2. To begin, emerge, appear, come into being, or come forward. 3. To take action, intervene, or undertake the stated work. 4. To rise from death; to return to life.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

lift

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Sense 1: To raise, bear up, or elevate physically. Sense 2: To direct upward or raise in expression, as the eyes, hands, voice, soul, prayer, or countenance. Sense 3: To exalt, restore, strengthen, or raise in condition or honour. Sense 4: To raise or wield against, as a hand, tool, weapon, or standard. Sense 5: In lift from off, to remove or take away.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

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hand

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Sense 1: The part of the body at the end of the arm. Sense 2: Figuratively, power, possession, aid, or agency.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

forget

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To fail or cease to remember; to lose from mind; to neglect or disregard.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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humble

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Sense 1: Lowly in mind or condition; free from pride. Sense 2: To abase or bring low.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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10:1WHY standest thou afar off, O Lord? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?

10:2The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.

10:3For the wicked boasteth of his heart’s desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the Lord abhorreth.

10:4The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts.

10:5His ways are always grievous; thy judgments are far above out of his sight: as for all his enemies, he puffeth at them.

10:6He hath said in his heart, I shall not be moved: for I shall never be in adversity.

10:7His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity.

10:8He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages: in the secret places doth he murder the innocent: his eyes are privily set against the poor.

10:9He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lieth in wait to catch the poor: he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him into his net.

10:10He croucheth, and humbleth himself, that the poor may fall by his strong ones.

10:11He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never see it.

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10:12Arise, O Lord; O God, lift up thine hand: forget not the humble.

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10:13Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God? he hath said in his heart, Thou wilt not require it.

10:14Thou 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.

10:15Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man: seek out his wickedness till thou find none.

10:16The Lord is King for ever and ever: the heathen are perished out of his land.

10:17Lord, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:

10:18To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more oppress.

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