Psa 10:1 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Ps 10:1-18: Ps 10 The lament of 9:13-20 continues in Ps 10 (see study note on Pss 9–10), but the mood changes from confident assertion to anguished questioning. The psalmist prays for rescue, believing that the Lord, as a just king, takes care of the needy. 10:1 The opening questions set the mood. The Lord does not seem to hear the prayers of his people (22:1 , 19 ; see 2 Kgs 4:27 ; Isa 1:15 ).

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Summary for Ps 10:1-18: Ps 10 ^a The lament of 9:13-20 ^b continues in Ps 10 ^c (see study note on Pss 9–10), but the mood changes from confident assertion to anguished questioning. The psalmist prays for rescue, believing that the Lord, as a just king, takes care of the needy. 10:1 ^d The opening questions set the mood. The Lord does not seem to hear the prayers of his people (22:1 ^e, 19 ^f; see 2 Kgs 4:27 ^g; Isa 1:15 ^h).