Psalms 10

1 Why standest thou afar off, O LORD? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?

Why standest thou afar off, O LORD? [why] hidest thou [thyself] in times of trouble?

2 In the pride of the wicked the poor is hotly pursued; let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.

The wicked in [his] pride doth 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 renounceth, [yea], contemneth the LORD.

For the wicked boasteth of his heart’s desire, and blesseth the covetous, [whom] the LORD abhorreth.

4 The wicked, in the pride of his countenance, [saith], He will not require [it]. 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 are firm 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; thy judgments [are] far above out of his sight: [as for] all his enemies, he puffeth at them.

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

He hath 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 the covert places doth he murder the innocent: his eyes are privily set against the helpless.

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.

9 He lurketh in the covert as a lion in his den: he lieth in wait to catch the poor: he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him in his net.

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.

10 He croucheth, he boweth down, and the helpless fall by his strong ones.

He croucheth, [and] humbleth himself, that the poor may fall by his strong ones.

11 He saith in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never see it.

He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never see [it].

12 Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up thine hand: forget not the poor.

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

13 Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God, and say in his heart, Thou wilt not require [it]?

Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God? he hath said in his heart, Thou wilt not require [it].

14 Thon hast seen [it]; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to take it into thy hand: the helpless committeth [himself] unto thee; thou hast been the helper of the fatherless.

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.

15 Break thou the arm of the wicked; and as for the evil man, seek out his wickedness till thou find none.

Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil [man: ] seek out his wickedness [till] thou 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 meek: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:

LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:

18 To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that man which 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.