Psalms 10
1 Why, Jehovah, standest thou afar off? [Why] hidest thou thyself in times of distress?
Why, O LORD, do You stand far off? Why do You hide 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 pride the wicked pursue the needy; let them be caught in the schemes they devise.
3 For the wicked boasteth of his soul's desire, and he blesseth the covetous; he contemneth Jehovah.
For the wicked man boasts in the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD.
4 The wicked [saith], in the haughtiness of his countenance, He doth not search out: all his thoughts are, There is no God!
In his pride the wicked man does not seek Him; in all his schemes 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.
He is secure in his ways at all times; Your lofty judgments are far from him; he sneers at all his foes.
6 He saith in his heart, I shall not be moved; from generation to generation I shall be in no adversity.
He says to himself, “I will not be moved; from age to age I am free of distress.”
7 His mouth is full of cursing, and deceit, and oppression; under his tongue is mischief and iniquity.
His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and violence; trouble and malice are under his tongue.
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 lies in wait near the villages; in ambush he slays the innocent; his eyes watch in stealth for the helpless.
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 lies in wait like a lion in a thicket; he lurks to seize the oppressed; he catches the lowly in his net.
10 He croucheth, he boweth down, that the wretched may fall by his strong ones.
They are crushed and beaten down; the hapless fall prey to his strength.
11 He saith in his heart, God hath forgotten, he hideth his face, he will never see [it].
He says to himself, “God has forgotten; He hides His face and never sees.”
12 Arise, Jehovah; O God, lift up thy hand: forget not the afflicted.
Arise, O LORD! Lift up Your hand, O God! Do not forget the helpless.
13 Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God? He hath said in his heart, Thou wilt not require [it].
Why has the wicked man renounced God? He says to himself, “You will never call me to account.”
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.
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.
15 Break thou the arm of the wicked, and as for the evil man, seek out his wickedness [till] thou find none.
Break the arm of the wicked and evildoer; call him to account for his wickedness until none is left to be found.
16 Jehovah is King for ever and ever: the nations have perished out of his land.
The LORD is King forever and ever; the nations perish from His land.
17 Jehovah, thou hast heard the desire of the meek, thou hast established their heart: thou causest thine ear to hear,
You have heard, O LORD, the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their hearts. You will incline Your ear,
18 To do justice to the fatherless and the oppressed one, that the man of the earth may terrify no more.
to vindicate the fatherless and oppressed, that the men of the earth may strike terror no more.
