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Psalms 10:14–15

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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.
Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man: seek out his wickedness till thou find none.
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From verse 14

  1. Psalms 68:5Rank 1 from verse 14
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    5A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.

  2. Psalms 146:9Rank 2 from verse 14
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    9The Lord preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.

  3. Psalms 55:22Rank 3 from verse 14
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    22Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.

  4. Deuteronomy 10:18Rank 4 from verse 14
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    18He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment.

  5. 1 Peter 4:19Rank 5 from verse 14
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    19Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls to him in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator.

From verse 15

  1. Job 38:15Rank 1 from verse 15
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    15And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm shall be broken.

  2. Psalms 37:17Rank 2 from verse 15
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    17For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the Lord upholdeth the righteous.

  3. Zephaniah 1:12Rank 3 from verse 15
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    12And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with candles, and punish the men that are settled on their lees: that say in their heart, The Lord will not do good, neither will he do evil.

  4. Psalms 7:9Rank 4 from verse 15
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    9Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins.

  5. Ezekiel 30:21–22Rank 5 from verse 15
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    21Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and, lo, it shall not be bound up to be healed, to put a roller to bind it, to make it strong to hold the sword.

    22Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and will break his arms, the strong, and that which was broken; and I will cause the sword to fall out of his hand.

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Psalms 10:14

COMBINED MEANING

thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

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

COMBINED MEANING

hast

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Sense 1: Have: possess, hold, receive, or experience. Sense 2: Used as an auxiliary verb.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

requite

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To repay or recompense, returning good or evil for what was received or done.

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

COMBINED MEANING

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

art

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1. The second-person singular present form of be: are, when one person is addressed. 2. Skill, craft, or skilled workmanship used to make or prepare something.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Psalms 10:15

COMBINED MEANING

break

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1. To separate, fracture, burst, or open. 2. To interrupt or violate. 3. To subdue. 4. To burst forth.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

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

COMBINED MEANING

evil

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Sense 1: Moral wickedness, sin, wrong, or corruption. Sense 2: Harm, misery, calamity, adversity, or punishment.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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out

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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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till

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Sense 1: To cultivate, plough, dress, and work soil for crops. Sense 2: As a time or limit word, until, up to, or as far as the stated point, condition, or event.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

find

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To discover, meet with, obtain, perceive, or learn by search or experience.

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.

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

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.

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

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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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