What does Psalm 10:2 mean?

Psalm 10:2 highlights themes such as wickedness, pride, persecution when read in context.

How should I apply Psalm 10:2 today?

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

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

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.

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

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Proverbs 16:5
Both verses warn against the pride of the wicked.
Matthew 5:10
Jesus speaks of the blessedness of those persecuted for righteousness.
1 Peter 5:5
Peter advises humility in contrast to the pride of the wicked.