King James Version

Psalms 10:4

The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts.

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רָשָׁ֗עrashaguiltyרָשָׁעadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “guilty”, the ordinary formH7563morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person[phrase] condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.כְּגֹ֣בַהּkegovahas excellencyגֹּבַהּpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “as excellency”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1363elation, grandeur, arroganceexcellency, haughty, height, high, loftiness, pride.אַ֭פּוֹapvofaceאַףnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “face”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH639properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ireanger(-gry), [phrase] before, countenance, face, [phrase] forebearing, forehead, [phrase] (long-) suffering, nose, nostril, snout, [idiom] worthy, wrath.בַּלballestבַּלparticle, negative — “lest”H1077properly, a failure; by implication nothing; usually (adverb) not at all; also lestlest, neither, no, none (that...), not (any), nothing.יִדְרֹ֑שׁyidroshaskדָּרַשׁverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “ask”, an unfinished actionH1875properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worshipask, [idiom] at all, care for, [idiom] diligently, inquire, make inquisition, (necro-) mancer, question, require, search, seek (for, out), [idiom] surely.אֵ֥יןeynelseאַיִןparticle, negative — “else”H369a non-entity; generally used as a negative particleelse, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare H370 (אַיִן).אֱ֝לֹהִ֗יםelohimGodאֱלֹהִיםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “God”, the ordinary formH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).מְזִמּוֹתָֽיוmezimotayvdeviceמְזִמָּהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “device”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4209a plan, usually evil (machination), sometimes good (sagacity)(wicked) device, discretion, intent, witty invention, lewdness, mischievous (device), thought, wickedly.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The wicked, in the pride of his countenance, saith: 'He will not require'; all his thoughts are: 'There is no God.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

The wicked, in the pride of his countenance, saith , He will not require it . All his thoughts are, There is no God.

Young’s Literal Translation

The wicked according to the height of his face, inquireth not. 'God is not!' [are] all his devices.

World English Bible

The wicked, in the pride of his face, has no room in his thoughts for God.

Darby Translation

The wicked [saith], in the haughtiness of his countenance, He doth not search out: all his thoughts are, There is no God!

Douay-Rheims

For they have destroyed the things which thou hast made: but what has the just man done?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The wicked, in the pride of his countenance, saith: 'He will not require'; all his thoughts are: 'There is no God.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The sinner has provoked the Lord: according to the abundance of his pride he will not seek after him : God is not before him.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Παρώξυνε τὸν Κύριον ὁ ἁμαρτωλὸς, κατὰ τὸ πλῆθος τῆς ὀργῆς αὐτοῦ οὐκ ἐκζητήσει· οὐκ ἔστιν ὁ Θεὸς ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ.