Psalm 10:14 Meaning
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.
Context Explained
12Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up thine hand: forget not the humble.
13Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God? he hath said in his heart, Thou wilt not require it.
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.
15Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man: seek out his wickedness till thou find none.
16The LORD is King for ever and ever: the heathen are perished out of his land.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Psalm 68:5
Both verses describe God as a defender of the fatherless and the oppressed.
James 1:27
James speaks about caring for orphans and widows, echoing the sentiment in Psalm 10:14.
Matthew 25:40
Jesus teaches that caring for the least of these is akin to serving Him, paralleling the care for the poor in Psalm 10:14.
Source: Psalm 10:14