11 He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never see it.
11 He says to himself, "God will never notice; he covers his face and never sees."
11 He says in his heart, "God has forgotten, he has hidden his face, he will never see it."
11 He thinks God has dumped him, he's sure that God is indifferent to his plight.
11 He has said in his heart, "God has forgotten; He hides His face; He will never see."
11 The wicked think, "God isn't watching us! He has closed his eyes and won't even see what we do!"
7 Yet they say, The Lord shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob regard it.
7 They say, "The Lord does not see; the God of Jacob takes no notice."
7 and they say, "The Lord does not see; the God of Jacob does not perceive."
7 They think, "God isn't looking, Jacob's God is out to lunch."
7 Yet they say, "The Lord does not see, Nor does the God of Jacob understand."
7 "The Lord isn't looking," they say, "and besides, the God of Israel doesn't care."
(Read Psalm 94:1-11)
We may with boldness appeal to God; for he is the almighty Judge by whom every man is judged. Let this encourage those who suffer wrong, to bear it with silence, committing themselves to Him who judges righteously. These prayers are prophecies, which speak terror to the sons of violence. There will come a day of reckoning for all the hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against God, his truths, and ways, and people. It would hardly be believed, if we did not witness it, that millions of rational creatures should live, move, speak, hear, understand, and do what they purpose, yet act as if they believed that God would not punish the abuse of his gifts. As all knowledge is from God, no doubt he knows all the thoughts of the children of men, and knows that the imaginations of the thoughts of men's hearts are only evil, and that continually. Even in good thoughts there is a want of being fixed, which may be called vanity. It concerns us to keep a strict watch over our thoughts, because God takes particular notice of them. Thoughts are words to God.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Psalm 10:11
Commentary on Psalm 10:1-11
(Read Psalm 10:1-11)
God's withdrawings are very grievous to his people, especially in times of trouble. We stand afar off from God by our unbelief, and then complain that God stands afar off from us. Passionate words against bad men do more hurt than good; if we speak of their badness, let it be to the Lord in prayer; he can make them better. The sinner proudly glories in his power and success. Wicked people will not seek after God, that is, will not call upon him. They live without prayer, and that is living without God. They have many thoughts, many objects and devices, but think not of the Lord in any of them; they have no submission to his will, nor aim for his glory. The cause of this is pride. Men think it below them to be religious. They could not break all the laws of justice and goodness toward man, if they had not first shaken off all sense of religion.