Psalms 10
1 Why, O LORD, do You stand far off? Why do You hide in times of trouble?
Why standest thou afar off, O LORD? Why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?
2 In pride the wicked pursue the needy; let them be caught in the schemes they devise.
Through the haughtiness of the wicked the poor are in distress; They are caught in the wiles which are contrived for them.
3 For the wicked man boasts in the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD.
The wicked boasteth of his heart's desire; The rapacious renounceth and contemneth Jehovah.
4 In his pride the wicked man does not seek Him; in all his schemes there is no God.
The wicked [[saith]] in his haughtiness, “He careth not!” All his thoughts are, “There is no God.”
5 He is secure in his ways at all times; Your lofty judgments are far from him; he sneers at all his foes.
His course is always prosperous; Far in the heights are thy judgments from him; As for all his enemies, he puffeth at them.
6 He says to himself, “I will not be moved; from age to age I am free of distress.”
He saith in his heart, “I shall never fall; I shall never be in adversity.”
7 His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and violence; trouble and malice are under his tongue.
His mouth is full of perjury, deceit, and oppression; Mischief and injustice are upon his tongue.
8 He lies in wait near the villages; in ambush he slays the innocent; his eyes watch in stealth for the helpless.
He sitteth in the lurking-places of the villages; In secret places doth he murder the innocent; His eyes are secretly fixed upon the poor.
9 He lies in wait like a lion in a thicket; he lurks to seize the oppressed; he catches the lowly in his net.
He secretly lieth in wait, like a lion in a thicket; He lieth in wait to seize upon the helpless; He catcheth the poor, drawing him into his net.
10 They are crushed and beaten down; the hapless fall prey to his strength.
He croucheth, and lowereth himself, And the wretched fall into his paws.
11 He says to himself, “God has forgotten; He hides His face and never sees.”
He saith in his heart, “God doth forget; He hideth his face; he doth never see it.”
12 Arise, O LORD! Lift up Your hand, O God! Do not forget the helpless.
Arise, O LORD! O God, lift up thine hand: Forget not the distressed!
13 Why has the wicked man renounced God? He says to himself, “You will never call me to account.”
Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God, And say in his heart, “He careth not for it”?
14 But You have regarded trouble and grief; You see to repay it by Your hand. The victim entrusts himself to You; You are the helper of the fatherless.
Thou dost see it; yea, thou beholdest malice and oppression, And markest it upon thy hand! The poor committeth himself to thee; Thou art the helper of the fatherless.
15 Break the arm of the wicked and evildoer; call him to account for his wickedness until none is left to be found.
Break thou the arm of the unjust and wicked man; Seek out his wickedness, till thou canst find none!
16 The LORD is King forever and ever; the nations perish from His land.
Jehovah is king for ever and ever; The gentiles shall perish out of his land.
17 You have heard, O LORD, the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their hearts. You will incline Your ear,
Thou, O LORD! wilt hear the desires of the distressed; Thou wilt strengthen their hearts; Thou wilt lend a listening ear!
18 to vindicate the fatherless and oppressed, that the men of the earth may strike terror no more.
Thou wilt maintain the cause of the fatherless and the oppressed, That henceforth none may be driven from the land.
