Psalms 10
1 Why do you stand far off, LORD? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?
Why do you stand, Lord, so far away, hiding yourself in times of trouble?
2 In arrogance, the wicked hunt down the weak. They are caught in the schemes that they devise.
The wicked, in their pride, are pursuing the helpless: let them be caught in the schemes they have plotted.
3 For the wicked boasts of his heart's cravings, and he blesses the greedy, scorning the LORD.
For the wicked boasts of their wanton greed; the robber despises the Lord, and curses him,
4 The wicked in his proud countenance does not seek. All his thoughts are "There is no God."
in wicked pride, thinks: God doesn’t care, God doesn’t call to account.
5 His ways are firm at all times. Your judgments are turned aside. As for all his adversaries, he sneers at them.
Never a season that they do not prosper; your judgments are far above out of their sight: they scoff at their foes.
6 He says in his heart, "I shall not be shaken. From generation to generation I shall not experience calamity."
Each says in their heart, “I will never be shaken; I will live for all time untouched by misfortune.”
7 His mouth is full of cursing and bitterness and oppression. Under his tongue is mischief and iniquity.
Their mouths are full of deceit and oppression: under their tongues lurks mischief and wrong.
8 He lies in wait near the villages. From ambushes, he murders the innocent. His eyes are secretly set against the helpless.
Lying in secret in some village ambush, and stealthily watching, they murder the innocent.
9 He lurks in secret as a lion in his ambush. He lies in wait to catch the helpless. He catches the helpless, when he draws him in his net.
Like a lion that lurks in a secret lair they lurk intending to catch the defenceless; to seize them, to drag them away in their net.
10 The helpless are crushed. They collapse. They fall under his strength.
Their victims are crushed, sink down to the ground. Under their claws the hapless fall.
11 He says in his heart, "God has forgotten. He hides his face. He will never see it."
The wicked say in their hearts that God has forgotten, has hidden his face, will see nothing.
12 Arise, LORD. God, lift up your hand. Do not forget the helpless.
Arise, Lord, lift up your hand, do not forget the cry of the wretched.
13 Why does the wicked person condemn God, and say in his heart, "You will not seek (an accounting)."
Why do the wicked treat God with contempt, and say in their hearts, “God doesn’t care”?
14 But you do see trouble and grief. You consider it to take it into your hand. You help the victim and the fatherless.
You have seen the trouble and sorrow; you mark it all, and will take it in hand. The hapless can count on you, helper of orphans.
15 Break the arm of the wicked. As for the evil man, seek out his wickedness until you find none.
Break the arm of the wicked and evil: search out their sin, till no more be found.
16 The LORD is King forever and ever. The nations have perished from his land.
The Lord is king forever and ever: the nations will vanish from his land.
17 LORD, you have heard the desire of the humble. You will prepare their heart. You will cause your ear to hear,
Lord, you have heard the desire of the humble, inclining your ear, strengthening their hearts,
18 to judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that man who is of the earth may terrify no more.
rights you have won for the crushed and the orphan, so no one on earth may strike terror again.
