Psalms 10:15Break the arm of the wicked. As for the evil man, seek out his wickedness until you find none.
The setting
Ancient Israel, ~1000-500 BC. A psalmist pleads for God to completely dismantle evil power structures. Modern equivalent: Jerusalem, Israel.
The emotion here: desperate for God's intervention against oppression
The original word
zĕrôa' (זְרוֹעַ) — arm, representing power and strength to act
Why it matters
Breaking someone's arm in ancient times meant permanently ending their ability to wield weapons or authority
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What most readers miss in Psalms 10:15
This isn't asking God to hurt people — it's asking Him to remove their power to hurt others
Common misconceptionThis sounds like asking God to harm people, but it's actually asking God to disarm oppressors so they can't continue hurting the innocent.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Psalms 10:15
Bible Genome reading
Psalms 10:15 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Psalms 10:15 comes from the book of Psalms, written during the United Kingdom period. These words are attributed to David. The dominant emotion in this verse is seeking, with a comfort power of 50% and a tone that is urgent. It belongs to the psalm genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine justice, prayer for judgment. Notable phrases: Break the arm; seek out his wickedness. This verse is a prayer. This verse contains a command.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same seeking
“Pray without ceasing.”
— 1 Thessalonians 5:17
“But let justice roll on like rivers, and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
— Amos 5:24
“Be it far from you to do things like that, to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous should be like the wicked. May that …”
— Genesis 18:25
“Call to me, and I will answer you, and will show you great things, and difficult, which you don't know.”
— Jeremiah 33:3
“Forgive us our sins, for we ourselves also forgive everyone who is indebted to us. Bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evi…”
— Luke 11:4
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