Psalms 10
1 Why do thou stand afar off, O Jehovah? Why do thou hide thyself in times of trouble?
Why do you keep far away, O Lord? why are you not to be seen in times of trouble?
2 In the pride of the wicked man the poor man is hotly pursued. Let them be taken in the devices that they have conceived.
The evil-doer in his pride is cruel to the poor; let him be taken by the tricks of his invention.
3 For the wicked man boasts of his heart's desire. And the greedy man renounces, yea, despises Jehovah.
For the evil-doer is lifted up because of the purpose of his heart, and he whose mind is fixed on wealth is turned away from the Lord, saying evil against him.
4 The wicked man, in the pride of his countenance, says, He will not require it. All his thoughts are, There is no God.
The evil-doer in his pride says, God will not make a search. All his thoughts are, There is no God.
5 His ways are profane at all times. Thy judgments are far above out of his sight. As for all his adversaries, he puffs at them.
His ways are ever fixed; your decisions are higher than he may see: as for his haters, they are as nothing to him.
6 He says in his heart, I shall not be moved. To all generations I shall not be in adversity.
He has said in his heart, I will not be moved: through all generations I will never be in trouble.
7 His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and oppression. Under his tongue is mischief and iniquity.
His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and false words: under his tongue are evil purposes and dark thoughts.
8 He sits in the lurking-places of the villages. In the covert places he murders the innocent man. His eyes are secretly set against the poor man.
He is waiting in the dark places of the towns: in the secret places he puts to death those who have done no wrong: his eyes are secretly turned against the poor.
9 He lurks in secret as a lion in his covert. He lies in wait to catch the poor man. He catches the poor man when he draws him in his net.
He keeps himself in a secret place like a lion in his hole, waiting to put his hands on the poor man, and pulling him into his net.
10 He crouches, he bows down, and helpless men fall by his strong men.
The upright are crushed and made low, and the feeble are overcome by his strong ones.
11 He says in his heart, God has forgotten. He hides his face. He will never see it.
He says in his heart, God has no memory of me: his face is turned away; he will never see it.
12 Arise, O Jehovah, O God, lift up thy hand. Do not forget the poor.
Up! O Lord; let your hand be lifted: give thought to the poor.
13 Why does the wicked man despise God, and say in his heart, Thou will not require it?
Why has the evil-doer a low opinion of God, saying in his heart, You will not make search for it?
14 Thou have seen. For thou behold mischief and spite, to repay with thy hand. The poor man commits himself to thee. Thou have been the helper of the fatherless.
You have seen it; for your eyes are on sorrow and grief, to take it into your hand: the poor man puts his faith in you; you have been the helper of the child who has no father.
15 Break thou the arm of the sinner and the evil man. His wickedness shall be sought, and shall not be found.
Let the arm of the sinner and the evil-doer be broken; go on searching for his sin till there is no more.
16 Jehovah is King forever and ever. The nations have perished out of his land.
The Lord is King for ever and ever; the nations are gone from his land.
17 Jehovah, thou have heard the desire of the humble. Thou will prepare their heart, thou will cause thine ear to hear,
Lord, you have given ear to the prayer of the poor: you will make strong their hearts, you will give them a hearing:
18 to judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that man who is of the earth may no more be terrible.
To give decision for the child without a father and for the broken-hearted, so that the man of the earth may no longer be feared.
