Psalms 10
1 Why, Jehovah, standest thou afar off? [Why] hidest thou thyself in times of distress?
Why do thou stand afar off, O Jehovah? Why do thou hide thyself in times of trouble?
2 The wicked, in his pride, doth hotly pursue the afflicted. They shall be taken in the devices that they have imagined.
In the pride of the wicked man the poor man is hotly pursued. Let them be taken in the devices that they have conceived.
3 For the wicked boasteth of his soul's desire, and he blesseth the covetous; he contemneth Jehovah.
For the wicked man boasts of his heart's desire. And the greedy man renounces, yea, despises Jehovah.
4 The wicked [saith], in the haughtiness of his countenance, He doth not search out: all his thoughts are, There is no God!
The wicked man, in the pride of his countenance, says, He will not require it. All his thoughts are, There is no God.
5 His ways always succeed; thy judgments are far above out of his sight; [as for] all his adversaries, he puffeth at them.
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.
6 He saith in his heart, I shall not be moved; from generation to generation I shall be in no adversity.
He says in his heart, I shall not be moved. To all generations I shall not be in adversity.
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 oppression. Under his tongue is mischief and iniquity.
8 He sitteth in the lurking-places of the villages; in the secret places doth he slay the innocent: his eyes watch for the wretched.
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.
9 He lieth in wait secretly, like a lion in his thicket; he lieth in wait to catch the afflicted: he doth catch the afflicted, drawing him into his net.
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.
10 He croucheth, he boweth down, that the wretched may fall by his strong ones.
He crouches, he bows down, and helpless men fall by his strong men.
11 He saith in his heart, God hath forgotten, he hideth his face, he will never see [it].
He says in his heart, God has forgotten. He hides his face. He will never see it.
12 Arise, Jehovah; O God, lift up thy hand: forget not the afflicted.
Arise, O Jehovah, O God, lift up thy hand. Do not forget the poor.
13 Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God? He hath said in his heart, Thou wilt not require [it].
Why does the wicked man despise God, and say in his heart, Thou will not require it?
14 Thou hast seen [it], for thou thyself beholdest trouble and vexation, to requite by thy hand. The wretched committeth himself unto thee; thou hast been the helper of the fatherless.
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.
15 Break thou the arm of the wicked, and as for the evil man, seek out his wickedness [till] thou find none.
Break thou the arm of the sinner and the evil man. His wickedness shall be sought, and shall not be found.
16 Jehovah is King for ever and ever: the nations have perished out of his land.
Jehovah is King forever and ever. The nations have perished out of his land.
17 Jehovah, thou hast heard the desire of the meek, thou hast established their heart: thou causest thine ear to hear,
Jehovah, thou have heard the desire of the humble. Thou will prepare their heart, thou will cause thine ear to hear,
18 To do justice to the fatherless and the oppressed one, that the man of the earth may terrify no more.
to judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that man who is of the earth may no more be terrible.
