The Meaning of Psalms 10:18 Explained

Psalms 10:18

KJV: To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more oppress.

YLT: To judge the fatherless and bruised: He addeth no more to oppress -- man of the earth!

Darby: To do justice to the fatherless and the oppressed one, that the man of the earth may terrify no more.

ASV: To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, That man who is of the earth may be terrible no more.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

To judge  the fatherless  and the oppressed,  that the man  of the earth  may no more  oppress. 

What does Psalms 10:18 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 10:18 mean?

To do justice to the fatherless and the oppressed no more - that may oppress The man of the earth
לִשְׁפֹּ֥ט יָת֗וֹם וָ֫דָ֥ךְ בַּל־ יוֹסִ֥יף ע֑וֹד לַעֲרֹ֥ץ אֱ֝נ֗וֹשׁ מִן־ הָאָֽרֶץ

לִשְׁפֹּ֥ט  To  do  justice  to 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: שָׁפַט  
Sense: to judge, govern, vindicate, punish.
יָת֗וֹם  the  fatherless 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: יָתֹום  
Sense: an orphan, fatherless.
וָ֫דָ֥ךְ  and  the  oppressed 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adjective, masculine singular
Root: דַּךְ  
Sense: crushed, oppressed.
בַּל־  no 
Parse: Adverb
Root: בַּל 
Sense: not, hardly, else.
יוֹסִ֥יף  more 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָסַף 
Sense: to add, increase, do again.
ע֑וֹד  - 
Parse: Adverb
Root: עֹוד  
Sense: a going round, continuance adv.
לַעֲרֹ֥ץ  that  may  oppress 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: מַעֲרָץ 
Sense: to tremble, dread, fear, oppress, prevail, break, be terrified, cause to tremble.
אֱ֝נ֗וֹשׁ  The  man 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אִישׁ 
Sense: man.
הָאָֽרֶץ  the  earth 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.