King James Version

Psalms 10:2

The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.

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בְּגַאֲוַ֣תbegaavatin excellencyגַּאֲוָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “in excellency”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1346arrogance or majesty; by implication, (concretely) ornamentexcellency, haughtiness, highness, pride, proudly, swelling.רָ֭שָׁעrashaguiltyרָשָׁעadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “guilty”, the ordinary formH7563morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person[phrase] condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.יִדְלַ֣קyidlaqburningדָּלַקverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “burning”, an unfinished actionH1814to flame (literally or figuratively)burning, chase, inflame, kindle, persecute(-or), pursue hotly.עָנִ֑יaniafflictedעָנִיadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “afflicted”, the ordinary formH6041depressed, in mind or circumstancesafflicted, humble, lowly, needy, poor.יִתָּפְשׂ֓וּyitafesvcatchתָּפַשׂverb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “catch”, an unfinished actionH8610to manipulate, i.e. seize; chiefly to capture, wield, specifically, to overlay; figuratively, to use unwarrantablycatch, handle, (lay, take) hold (on, over), stop, [idiom] surely, surprise, take.בִּמְזִמּ֖וֹתbimzimotin deviceמְזִמָּהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “in device”, the ordinary formH4209a plan, usually evil (machination), sometimes good (sagacity)(wicked) device, discretion, intent, witty invention, lewdness, mischievous (device), thought, wickedly.ז֣וּzvthatזוּparticle, relative — “that”H2098this or thatthat, this, [idiom] wherein, which, whom.חָשָֽׁבוּchashavvregardחָשַׁבverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “regard”, a completed actionH2803properly, to plait or interpenetrate, i.e. (literally) to weave or (generally) to fabricate; figuratively, to plot or contrive (usually in a malicious sense); hence (from the mental effort) to think, regard, value, compute(make) account (of), conceive, consider, count, cunning (man, work, workman), devise, esteem, find out, forecast, hold, imagine, impute, invent, be like, mean, purpose, reckon(-ing be made), regard, think.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Through the pride of the wicked the poor is hotly pursued, they are taken in the devices that they have imagined.

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American Standard Version (1901)

In the pride of the wicked the poor is hotly pursued; Let them be taken in the devices that they have conceived.

Young’s Literal Translation

Through the pride of the wicked, Is the poor inflamed, They are caught in devices that they devised.

World English Bible

In arrogance, the wicked hunt down the weak. They are caught in the schemes that they devise.

Darby Translation

The wicked, in his pride, doth hotly pursue the afflicted. They shall be taken in the devices that they have imagined.

Douay-Rheims

In the Lord I put my trust: how then do you say to my soul: Get thee away from hence to the mountain like a sparrow?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Through the pride of the wicked the poor is hotly pursued, they are taken in the devices that they have imagined.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

While the ungodly one acts proudly, the poor is hotly pursued: the wicked are taken in the crafty counsels which they imagine.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐν τῷ ὑπερηφανεύεσθαι τὸν ἀσεβῆ, ἐμπυρίζεται ὁ πτωχὸς, συλλαμβάνονται ἐν διαβουλίοις οἷς διαλογίζονται.