Psalms 10

1 Why standest Thou afar off, O LORD? Why hidest Thou Thyself in times of trouble?

Why stand you afar off, O LORD? why hide you yourself in times of trouble?

2 Through the pride of the wicked the poor is hotly pursued, they are taken in the devices that they have imagined.

The wicked in his pride does persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.

3 For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and the covetous vaunteth himself, though he contemn the LORD.

For the wicked boasts of his heart’s desire, and blesses the covetous, whom the LORD abhors.

4 The wicked, in the pride of his countenance, saith: 'He will not require'; all his thoughts are: 'There is no God.'

The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts.

5 His ways prosper at all times; Thy judgments are far above out of his sight; as for all his adversaries, he puffeth at them.

His ways are always grievous; your judgments are far above out of his sight: as for all his enemies, he puffs at them.

6 He saith in his heart: 'I shall not be moved, I who to all generations shall not be in adversity.'

He has said in his heart, I shall not be moved: for I shall never 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 fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity.

8 He sitteth in the lurking-places of the villages; in secret places doth he slay the innocent; his eyes are on the watch for the helpless.

He sits in the lurking places of the villages: in the secret places does he murder the innocent: his eyes are privately set against the poor.

9 He lieth in wait in a secret place as a lion in his lair, he lieth in wait to catch the poor; he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him up in his net.

He lies in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lies in wait to catch the poor: he does catch the poor, when he draws him into his net.

10 He croucheth, he boweth down, and the helpless fall into his mighty claws.

He crouches, and humbles himself, that the poor may fall by his strong ones.

11 He hath said in his heart: 'God hath forgotten; He hideth His face; He will never see.'

He has said in his heart, God has forgotten: he hides his face; he will never see it.

12 Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up Thy hand; forget not the humble.

Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up your hand: forget not the humble.

13 Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God, and say in his heart: 'Thou wilt not require'?

Why does the wicked scorn God? he has said in his heart, You will not require it.

14 Thou hast seen; for Thou beholdest trouble and vexation, to requite them with Thy hand; unto Thee the helpless committeth himself; Thou hast been the helper of the fatherless.

You have seen it; for you behold mischief and spite, to requite it with your hand: the poor commits himself to you; you are the helper of the fatherless.

15 Break Thou the arm of the wicked; and as for the evil man, search out his wickedness, till none be found.

Break you the arm of the wicked and the evil man: seek out his wickedness till you find none.

16 The LORD is King for ever and ever; the nations are perished out of His land.

The LORD is King for ever and ever: the heathen are perished out of his land.

17 LORD, Thou hast heard the desire of the humble: Thou wilt direct their heart, Thou wilt cause Thine ear to attend;

LORD, you have heard the desire of the humble: you will prepare their heart, you will cause your ear to hear:

18 To right the fatherless and the oppressed, that man who is of the earth may be terrible no more.

To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more oppress.