The Perils of the Pilgrim
Psalms 10:10
In 11 translations
- BSB
- They are crushed and beaten down; the hapless fall prey to his strength.Or He crouches and lies low
- KJV
- He croucheth, and humbleth himself, that the poor may fall by his strong ones.He…: Heb. He breaketh himselfby…: or, into his strong parts
- WEB
- The helpless are crushed. They collapse. They fall under his strength.
- ASV
- He croucheth, he boweth down, And the helpless fall by his strong ones.
- LSV
- He is bruised—he bows down, || The afflicted has fallen by his mighty ones.
- YLT
- He is bruised — he boweth down, Fallen by his mighty ones hath the afflicted.
- DBY
- He croucheth, he boweth down, that the wretched may fall by his strong ones.
- DRC9:31
- In his net he will bring him down, he will crouch and fall, when he shall have power over the poor.
- GNV
- He croucheth and boweth: therefore heaps of the poore doe fall by his might.
- JPS
- He croucheth, he boweth down, and the helpless fall into his mighty claws.
- LXXE9:31
- He will bow down and fall when he has mastered the poor.
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Where the editions differ
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- Written (Ketiv): וְדָכָה (“and he is crushed”). Read aloud (Qere): יִדְכֶּ֥ה (“he is crushed”) — the form shown in the word-by-word reader.
- Written (Ketiv): חֶלְכָּאִים׃ (“unfortunate people”). Read aloud (Qere): חֵ֣יל כָּאִֽים׃ (“an army of disheartened [people]”) — the form shown in the word-by-word reader.
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (2)
- Leningrad Codex reads וִדְכֶּ֥ה; read aloud (Qere) reads יִדְכֶּ֥ה (“he is crushed”).
- Leningrad Codex reads חֵ֣לכָּאִֽים׃; read aloud (Qere) reads חֵ֣יל כָּאִֽים׃ (“an army of disheartened [people]”).
Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.
Original-language editions
- WLC
- ודכה יָשֹׁ֑חַ וְנָפַ֥ל בַּ֝עֲצוּמָ֗יו חלכאים׃Read aloud as (qere): יִדְכֶּ֥הRead aloud as (qere): חֵ֣יל כָּאִֽים
- LXX-Br9:31
- ταπεινώσει αὐτὸν, κύψει καὶ πεσεῖται ἐν τῷ αὐτὸν κατακυριεῦσαι τῶν πενήτων.
In the reference works topics that cite this verse
From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).
Cross-references most cited first
- 1 Samuel 18:21–26“I will give her to David,” Saul thought, “so that she may be a snare to him, and the hand of the Philistines may be against him.” So Saul said to David, “For a second time now you can be my son-in-law.” Then Saul…
- 1 Samuel 23:21–22“May you be blessed by the LORD,” replied Saul, “for you have had compassion on me. Please go and prepare further. Investigate and watch carefully where he goes and who has seen him there, for I am told that he is…
- 1 Samuel 2:36And everyone left in your house will come and bow down to him for a piece of silver or a morsel of bread, pleading, “Please appoint me to some priestly office so that I can eat a piece of bread.”’”
- 2 Samuel 15:5Also, when anyone approached to bow down to him, Absalom would reach out his hand, take hold of him, and kiss him.
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Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 9:31 in some Bibles
- 10:10 in most Bibles