Psalms 10
1 Why standest thou afar off, O YHWH? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?
Yahweh, (why are you far away [from us]?/it seems that you are far away [from us].) [RHQ] Why do you not pay attention when we have troubles [RHQ]?
2 The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.
People who are proud gladly cause poor people to suffer. So [cause what they do to others to happen to them]! May they be caught in the [same] traps that they set to catch others [MET]!
3 For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom YHWH abhorreth.
They brag about the [evil] things that they want to do. They praise people who seize from others things that do not belong to them, and they curse you, Yahweh.
4 The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after Elohim: Elohim is not in all his thoughts.
Wicked people are very proud. As a result, they do not (seek help from/are not concerned about) God; they do not even think that God exists.
5 His ways are always grievous; thy judgments are far above out of his sight: as for all his enemies, he puffeth at them.
But [it seems that] they succeed in everything that they do. They do not think that they will be condemned/punished for their deeds, and they (sneer at/make fun of) their enemies.
6 He hath said in his heart, I shall not be moved: for I shall never be in adversity.
They think, “Nothing bad will happen to us! We will never have troubles!”
7 His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity.
When they talk [MTY], they are always cursing, lying, and threatening to harm others. They constantly say [MTY] evil things that show that they are ready to do cruel things to others.
8 He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages: in the secret places doth he murder the innocent: his eyes are privily set against the poor.
They hide in villages, ready to (ambush/suddenly attack) and kill people who (are innocent/have done nothing wrong). They constantly search for people who will not be able to (resist/defend themselves) [when they are attacked].
9 He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lieth in wait to catch the poor: he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him into his net.
They are like [MET] lions that crouch down and hide, waiting to pounce on their prey. They are like hunters that catch their prey with a net and then drag it away.
10 He croucheth, and humbleth himself, that the poor may fall by his strong ones.
Just like helpless animals are crushed, people who cannot defend themselves are killed because wicked people are very strong.
11 He hath said in his heart, El hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never see it.
Wicked people say, “God will not pay any attention [to what we do]. His eyes are covered, so he never sees anything.”
12 Arise, O YHWH; O El, lift up thine hand: forget not the humble.
Yahweh God, arise [and help us] Punish [IDM] those wicked people! And do not forget those who are suffering!
13 Wherefore doth the wicked contemn Elohim? he hath said in his heart, Thou wilt not require it.
Wicked people revile you [RHQ] continually. They think, “God will never punish us!”
14 Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless.
But you see the trouble and the distress [that they cause]. People who are suffering expect that you will help them; and you help orphans, [also].
15 Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man: seek out his wickedness till thou find none.
(Break the arms/Destroy the power) of wicked [DOU] people! Continue to pursue and punish them for the wicked things that they do, until they stop doing those things.
16 YHWH is King for ever and ever: the heathen are perished out of his land.
Yahweh, you are our king forever, but [wicked] nations will disappear from the earth.
17 YHWH, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:
You have listened to afflicted/suffering people when they cry out to you. You hear them [when they pray], and you encourage [IDM] them.
18 To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more oppress.
You show that orphans and oppressed people have not done things that are wrong, with the result that human beings will not cause people to be terrified any more.
