The Meaning of Psalms 10:11 Explained

Psalms 10:11

KJV: He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never see it.

YLT: He said in his heart, 'God hath forgotten, He hath hid His face, He hath never seen.'

Darby: He saith in his heart, God hath forgotten, he hideth his face, he will never see it.

ASV: He saith in his heart, God hath forgotten; He hideth his face; he will never see it.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

He hath said  in his heart,  God  hath forgotten:  he hideth  his face;  he will never  see  [it]. 

What does Psalms 10:11 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalm 10:1-18 - God Will Not Forget The Lowly
The malice of our foes, and especially of Satan, is powerfully described, Psalms 10:1-11. Now it is the venom beneath the serpent's tongue, Psalms 10:7; now the bandit in ambush, Psalms 10:8; now the lion in his den, and again the hunter snaring his unsuspecting prey, Psalms 10:9. And all the while God is so quiet that it seems as if He has abdicated His throne.
Then the oppressed begin to pray, committing themselves to Him, Psalms 10:12-15. May we not rise above the spirit of the Old Covenant and ask that the venomous evil which is in the heart of our foes may be exterminated, so that it leave no vestiges? And such prayer must be answered. Compare Psalms 9:19 with Psalms 10:16-17. True prayer begins with God and returns to Him. When He prepares the heart, Psalms 9:17, He prepares the answer, which exceeds all, 1 Corinthians 2:9. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalm 10

1  David complains of the wicked
12  He prays for remedy
16  He professes his confidence

What do the individual words in Psalms 10:11 mean?

He has said in his heart has forgotten God He hides His face never He will see never
אָמַ֣ר בְּ֭לִבּוֹ שָׁ֣כַֽח אֵ֑ל הִסְתִּ֥יר פָּ֝נָ֗יו בַּל־ רָאָ֥ה לָנֶֽצַח

אָמַ֣ר  He  has  said 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
בְּ֭לִבּוֹ  in  his  heart 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: לֵב 
Sense: inner man, mind, will, heart, understanding.
שָׁ֣כַֽח  has  forgotten 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: כָּשַׁח 
Sense: to forget, ignore, wither.
אֵ֑ל  God 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֵל 
Sense: god, god-like one, mighty one.
הִסְתִּ֥יר  He  hides 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: סָתַר  
Sense: to hide, conceal.
פָּ֝נָ֗יו  His  face 
Parse: Noun, common plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: לִפְנֵי 
Sense: face.
בַּל־  never 
Parse: Adverb
Root: בַּל 
Sense: not, hardly, else.
רָאָ֥ה  He  will  see 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: רָאָה 
Sense: to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider.
לָנֶֽצַח  never 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular
Root: נֵצַח  
Sense: eminence, perpetuity, strength, victory, enduring, everlastingness.