King James Version
Psalms 10:15 in the King James Version says “Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man: seek out his wickedness till thou find none.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 10 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man: seek out his wickedness till thou find none.”
Psalms 10:15 · KJV
Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God? he hath said in his heart, Thou wilt not require it.
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. committeth: Heb. leaveth
Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man: seek out his wickedness till thou find none.
The LORD is King for ever and ever: the heathen are perished out of his land.
LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear: prepare: or, establish
KJV Study — Public Domain
“thou the arm”
H2220the arm (as stretched out), or (of animals) the foreleg; figuratively, force
“man seek out”
H1875properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship
“none”
H1077properly, a failure; by implication nothing; usually (adverb) not at all; also lest
“till thou find”
H4672properly, to come forth to, i.e., appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e., find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
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