3For the sinner is praised in the desires of his soul: and the unjust man is blessed.


In Context

1 Why, O Lord, hast thou retired afar off? why dost thou slight us in our wants, in the time of trouble?

2 Whilst the wicked man is proud, the poor is set on fire: they are caught in the counsels which they devise.

3 For the sinner is praised in the desires of his soul: and the unjust man is blessed.

4 The sinner hath provoked the Lord according to the multitude of his wrath he will not seek him:

5 God is not before his eyes: his ways are filthy at all times. Thy judgments are removed from his sight: he shall rule over all his enemies.

Psalm 10:3 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

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

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

10:3He boasts of the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the Lord .

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

10:3For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, And the covetous renounceth, yea , contemneth Jehovah.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:3For the wicked boasteth of his soul's desire, and he blesseth the covetous; he contemneth Jehovah.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

10:3For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and the covetous renounceth, yea, contemneth the LORD.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

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

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:3For the wicked boasts of his heart's cravings. He blesses the greedy, and condemns Yahweh.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

10:3Because the wicked hath boasted Of the desire of his soul, And a dishonest gainer he hath blessed, He hath despised Jehovah.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

10:3For the wicked boasts of his heart's desire, and blesses the covetous, whom the LORD abhors.