Psalms 10
1 Why stand you far off, O LORD? why hide you yourself in times of trouble?
Why standest thou afar off, O LORD? Why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?
2 The wicked in his pride does persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.
Through the haughtiness of the wicked the poor are in distress; They are caught in the wiles which are contrived for them.
3 For the wicked boasts of his heart's desire, and blesses the covetous, whom the LORD detests.
The wicked boasteth of his heart's desire; The rapacious renounceth and contemneth Jehovah.
4 The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts.
The wicked [[saith]] in his haughtiness, “He careth not!” All his thoughts are, “There is no God.”
5 His ways are always grievous; your judgments are far above out of his sight: as for all his enemies, he puffs at them.
His course is always prosperous; Far in the heights are thy judgments from him; As for all his enemies, he puffeth at them.
6 He has said in his heart, I shall not be moved: for I shall never be in adversity.
He saith in his heart, “I shall never fall; I shall never be in adversity.”
7 His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity.
His mouth is full of perjury, deceit, and oppression; Mischief and injustice are upon his tongue.
8 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.
He sitteth in the lurking-places of the villages; In secret places doth he murder the innocent; His eyes are secretly fixed upon the poor.
9 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.
He secretly lieth in wait, like a lion in a thicket; He lieth in wait to seize upon the helpless; He catcheth the poor, drawing him into his net.
10 He crouches, and humbles himself, that the poor may fall by his strong ones.
He croucheth, and lowereth himself, And the wretched fall into his paws.
11 He has said in his heart, God has forgotten: he hides his face; he will never see it.
He saith in his heart, “God doth forget; He hideth his face; he doth never see it.”
12 Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up your hand: forget not the humble.
Arise, O LORD! O God, lift up thine hand: Forget not the distressed!
13 Wherefore does the wicked contemn God? he has said in his heart, You will not require it.
Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God, And say in his heart, “He careth not for it”?
14 You have seen it; for you behold mischief and spite, to requite it with your hand: the poor commits himself unto you; you are the helper of the fatherless.
Thou dost see it; yea, thou beholdest malice and oppression, And markest it upon thy hand! The poor committeth himself to thee; Thou art the helper of the fatherless.
15 Break you the arm of the wicked and the evil man: seek out his wickedness till you find none.
Break thou the arm of the unjust and wicked man; Seek out his wickedness, till thou canst find none!
16 The LORD is King for ever and ever: the heathen are perished out of his land.
Jehovah is king for ever and ever; The gentiles shall perish out of his land.
17 LORD, you have heard the desire of the humble: you will prepare their heart, you will cause your ear to hear:
Thou, O LORD! wilt hear the desires of the distressed; Thou wilt strengthen their hearts; Thou wilt lend a listening ear!
18 To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more oppress.
Thou wilt maintain the cause of the fatherless and the oppressed, That henceforth none may be driven from the land.
