Self-interpreting Bible

1 WHY ^astandest thou afar off, O LORD? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?

• a: Ps. 44:24 , Ps. 13:1 - 3 , Ps. 22:1 , Ps. 22:2 , Ps. 27:9 , Ps. 30:7 , Ps. 102:2 , Is. 8:17 , Is. 45:15 , Is. 64:1 , Is. 64:2

2 ¹The ^bwicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: ^clet them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.

• 1: Heb. In the pride of the wicked he doth persecute. Ps. 7.13. , Ps. 7:13
• b: Ex. 18:11 , De. 32:27 , Is. 10:12 , Is. 10:13
• c: Ps. 7:15 , Ps. 7:16 , Ps. 9:16 , Pr. 5:22

3 For the wicked ^dboasteth of his ²heart's desire, ^eand ³blesseth the covetous, whom the LORD abhorreth.

• d: Ps. 35:21 , Ps. 35:25 , Ps. 36:2 , Ps. 36:3 , Ps. 52:7 , Ps. 73:8 , Ps. 73:9
• 2: Heb. soul's.
• e: Pr. 28:4 , Col. 3:5
• 3: Or, the covetous blesseth himself, he abhorreth the LORD.

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

• f: Ex. 5:2 , Je. 2:31 , Zep. 3:2
• 4: Or, all his thoughts are, There is no God. Ps. 14.1; 53.1. Ep. 2.12. , Ps. 14:1 , Ps. 53:1 , Ep. 2:12

5 ^gHis ways are always grievous; thy judgments are ^hfar above out of his sight: as for all his enemies, he ⁱpuffeth at them.

• g: Ps. 36:1 - 4 , Ro. 3:14 - 17
• h: Is. 5:12 , Is. 1:5 , Is. 22:12 , Is. 22:13 , Is. 28:15 , Is. 26:11 , Is. 42:25 , Ho. 4:6 , Ho. 7:9
• i: Ps. 12:5 , Pr. 29:8 , Mal. 1:13

6 He hath said in his heart, ^jI shall not be moved: for I shall ⁵never be in adversity.

• j: Is. 47:8 , Re. 18:7 , 1Th. 5:2 , 1Th. 5:3 , Ps. 15:5
• 5: Heb. unto generation and generation. Ps. 49.11. , Ps. 49:11

7 His ^kmouth is full of cursing and ⁶deceit and fraud: under his tongue is ⁷mischief and vanity.

• k: Ro. 3:14 , Ps. 5:9 , Ps. 36:3 , Job 20:13
• 6: Heb. deceits.
• 7: Or, iniquity.

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

• l: Pr. 1:11 , Pr. 1:12 , Hab. 3:14 , Ps. 17:11 , Mi. 7:2
• 8: Heb. hide themselves.
• *: privily-secretly.

9 He lieth in wait ⁹secretly 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.

• 9: Heb. in the secret places.

10 ¹⁰He croucheth, and humbleth himself, that the poor may fall ¹¹by his strong ones.

• 10: Heb. he breaketh himself.
• 11: Or, into his strong parts.

11 He ^mhath said in his heart, ⁿGod hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never see it.

• m: Ps. 94:7 , Ps. 64:5 , Job 22:13 , Eze. 8:12 , Eze. 9:9
• n: Ec. 8:11

12 Arise, O LORD; O God, ^olift up thine hand: forget not the ¹²humble.

• o: Ps. 3:7 , Ps. 7:6 , Ps. 9:12 , Ps. 9:19 , Ex. 7:5 , Is. 5:25 , Is. 9:12 , Is. 33:10 , Mi. 5:9
• 12: Or, afflicted.

13 Wherefore ^pdoth the wicked ^*contemn God? he hath said in his heart, Thou wilt not ^qrequire it.

• p: Ps. 74:10 , Ps. 74:18 , Ps. 73:8 , Ps. 73:9 , Ex. 5:2
• *: contemn-despise, scorn.
• q: Ps. 9:12 , Ec. 12:14 , Pr. 11:21 , Ga. 6:7

14 Thou ^rhast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: the poor ¹³committeth himself unto thee; thou art the ^shelper of the fatherless.

• r: He. 4:13 , Pr. 11:31 , Je. 16:17 , Je. 16:18 , Je. 25:14 , Eze. 7:3 , Eze. 7:8
• 13: Heb. leaveth. 2Ti. 1.12. 1Pe. 4.19. , 2Ti. 1:12 , 1Pe. 4:19
• s: Ps. 68:5 , Ps. 146:9 , Ho. 14:3

15 ^tBreak thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man: ^useek out his wickedness till thou find none.

• t: Ps. 37:17 , Job 38:15 , Eze. 30:21 , Eze. 31:17
• u: 2Ki. 21:12 - 15 , Ps. 7:9 , Ps. 9:12 , Job 20:27 , Ro. 1:18

16 ^vThe LORD is King for ever and ever: the heathen ^ware perished out of his land.

• v: Ps. 29:10 , Ps. 145:13 , Ps. 146:10 , Je. 10:10 , La. 5:19 , Da. 4:34 , Da. 6:26 , 1Ti. 1:17 , 1Ti. 6:15 , 1Ti. 6:16
• w: Ex. 23:27 , Ps. 44:2 , Ps. 44:3 , Ps. 78:55

17 LORD, ^xthou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt ¹⁴prepare their heart, ^ythou wilt cause thine ear to hear:

• x: Ps. 10:12 , Ps. 10:14 , Ps. 9:12 , Ps. 9:18 , Le. 26:41 , 2Ch. 34:27 , Ja. 4:10 , 1Pe. 5:5
• 14: Or, establish.
• y: Ps. 102:17 , Is. 65:24

18 To ^zjudge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the ^aman of the earth may no more ¹⁵oppress.

• z: Is. 11:4 , Ps. 10:14 , Ps. 94:1 , Ps. 94:2 , Lu. 18:1 - 7
• a: Ps. 9:19 , Ps. 9:20 , Ps. 17:14 , Phi. 3:18 , Phi. 3:19 , Re. 1:7 , Lu. 17:8 , Lu. 12:16 - 21
• 15: Or, terrify.