What does Psalm 10:1 mean?

Psalm 10:1 highlights themes such as faith and obedience when read in context.

How should I apply Psalm 10:1 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

Why standest thou afar off, O LORD? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?

1Why standest thou afar off, O LORD? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?

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

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

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