10 He croucheth, and humbleth himself, that the poor may fall by his strong ones.
10 His victims are crushed, they collapse; they fall under his strength.
10 The helpless are crushed, sink down, and fall by his might.
10 The hapless fool is kicked to the ground, the unlucky victim is brutally axed.
10 So he crouches, he lies low, That the helpless may fall by his strength.
10 Their helpless victims are crushed; they fall beneath the strength of the wicked.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Psalm 10:10
Commentary on Psalm 10:1-11
(Read Psalm 10:1-11)
God's withdrawings are very grievous to his people, especially in times of trouble. We stand afar off from God by our unbelief, and then complain that God stands afar off from us. Passionate words against bad men do more hurt than good; if we speak of their badness, let it be to the Lord in prayer; he can make them better. The sinner proudly glories in his power and success. Wicked people will not seek after God, that is, will not call upon him. They live without prayer, and that is living without God. They have many thoughts, many objects and devices, but think not of the Lord in any of them; they have no submission to his will, nor aim for his glory. The cause of this is pride. Men think it below them to be religious. They could not break all the laws of justice and goodness toward man, if they had not first shaken off all sense of religion.