King James Version
Psalms 10:11 in the King James Version says “He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never see it.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 10 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never see it.”
Psalms 10:11 · KJV
He lieth in wait secretly 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. secretly: Heb. in the secret places
He croucheth, and humbleth himself, that the poor may fall by his strong ones. He: Heb. He breaketh himself by: or, into his strong parts
He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never see it.
Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up thine hand: forget not the humble . humble: or, afflicted
Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God? he hath said in his heart, Thou wilt not require it.
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“in his heart”
H3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the center of anything
“hath forgotten”
H7911to mislay, i.e., to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention
“God”
H410strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the almighty (but used also of any deity)
“his face”
H6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
“see”
H7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
“he will never”
H5331properly, a goal, i.e., the bright object at a distance travelled towards; hence (figuratively), splendor, or (subjectively) truthfulness, or (objecti
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