Psalms 10
1 Why, O LORD, do You stand far off? Why do You hide in times of trouble?
Why do you stand, Lord, so far away, hiding yourself in times of trouble?
2 In pride the wicked pursue the needy; let them be caught in the schemes they devise.
The wicked, in their pride, are pursuing the helpless: let them be caught in the schemes they have plotted.
3 For the wicked man boasts in the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD.
For the wicked boasts of their wanton greed; the robber despises the Lord, and curses him,
4 In his pride the wicked man does not seek Him; in all his schemes there is no God.
in wicked pride, thinks: God doesn’t care, God doesn’t call to account.
5 He is secure in his ways at all times; Your lofty judgments are far from him; he sneers at all his foes.
Never a season that they do not prosper; your judgments are far above out of their sight: they scoff at their foes.
6 He says to himself, “I will not be moved; from age to age I am free of distress.”
Each says in their heart, “I will never be shaken; I will live for all time untouched by misfortune.”
7 His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and violence; trouble and malice are under his tongue.
Their mouths are full of deceit and oppression: under their tongues lurks mischief and wrong.
8 He lies in wait near the villages; in ambush he slays the innocent; his eyes watch in stealth for the helpless.
Lying in secret in some village ambush, and stealthily watching, they murder the innocent.
9 He lies in wait like a lion in a thicket; he lurks to seize the oppressed; he catches the lowly in his net.
Like a lion that lurks in a secret lair they lurk intending to catch the defenceless; to seize them, to drag them away in their net.
10 They are crushed and beaten down; the hapless fall prey to his strength.
Their victims are crushed, sink down to the ground. Under their claws the hapless fall.
11 He says to himself, “God has forgotten; He hides His face and never sees.”
The wicked say in their hearts that God has forgotten, has hidden his face, will see nothing.
12 Arise, O LORD! Lift up Your hand, O God! Do not forget the helpless.
Arise, Lord, lift up your hand, do not forget the cry of the wretched.
13 Why has the wicked man renounced God? He says to himself, “You will never call me to account.”
Why do the wicked treat God with contempt, and say in their hearts, “God doesn’t care”?
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.
You have seen the trouble and sorrow; you mark it all, and will take it in hand. The hapless can count on you, helper of orphans.
15 Break the arm of the wicked and evildoer; call him to account for his wickedness until none is left to be found.
Break the arm of the wicked and evil: search out their sin, till no more be found.
16 The LORD is King forever and ever; the nations perish from His land.
The Lord is king forever and ever: the nations will vanish from his land.
17 You have heard, O LORD, the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their hearts. You will incline Your ear,
Lord, you have heard the desire of the humble, inclining your ear, strengthening their hearts,
18 to vindicate the fatherless and oppressed, that the men of the earth may strike terror no more.
rights you have won for the crushed and the orphan, so no one on earth may strike terror again.
