Psalms 10
1 Wherefore, O Yahweh, shouldst thou stand afar off? [Wherefore] hide thyself, in times of destitution?
Why standest Thou afar off, O LORD? Why hidest Thou Thyself in times of trouble?
2 In the pride of the lawless one, he hotly pursueth the poor, let them be caught in the plots which they have devised!
Through the pride of the wicked the poor is hotly pursued, they are taken in the devices that they have imagined.
3 For the lawless one hath boasted over the longing of his soul, and, the robber, hath blasphemed Yahweh.
For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and the covetous vaunteth himself, though he contemn the LORD.
4 The lawless one, in the loftiness of his countenance, will not enquire, God is not in any of his plots:
The wicked, in the pride of his countenance, saith: 'He will not require'; all his thoughts are: 'There is no God.'
5 His ways are firm at all times, On high, are thy righteous regulations, out of his sight, As for all his adversaries, he puffeth at them:
His ways prosper at all times; Thy judgments are far above out of his sight; as for all his adversaries, he puffeth at them.
6 He hath said in his heart, I shall not be shaken, —From generation to generation, shall I be in no misfortune.
He saith in his heart: 'I shall not be moved, I who to all generations shall not be in adversity.'
7 With cursing, his mouth is full, and with deceptions and oppression, Under his tongue, are trouble and mischief:
His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and oppression; under his tongue is mischief and iniquity.
8 He abideth in the lurking-place of villages, In the hiding-places, he murdereth the innocent, —His eyes, for the unfortunate, are on the watch:
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.
9 He lieth in wait in a hiding-place, like a lion in his covert, He lieth in wait to catch the humbled, He catcheth the humbled, by drawing him into his net:
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.
10 He croucheth, he lieth down, then falleth he with his strong claws upon the unfortunate.
He croucheth, he boweth down, and the helpless fall into his mighty claws.
11 He hath said in his heart, GOD hath forgotten, —He hath veiled his face, Oh he hath never seen!
He hath said in his heart: 'God hath forgotten; He hideth His face; He will never see.'
12 Arise! Yahweh! O GOD! raise thy hand, —Do not forget the patient!
Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up Thy hand; forget not the humble.
13 Wherefore hath the lawless one blasphemed God? He hath said in his heart, Thou wilt not require [it]!
Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God, and say in his heart: 'Thou wilt not require'?
14 Thou hast seen! For, thou, mischief and misery, dost discern, to requite with thine own hand, Unto thee, doth, the unfortunate one, give himself up, To the fatherless, thou thyself, hast become a helper.
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.
15 Shatter thou the arm of the lawless one, And, as for the wrongful, wilt thou not enquire for his lawlessness—wilt thou not find [it]?
Break Thou the arm of the wicked; and as for the evil man, search out his wickedness, till none be found.
16 Yahweh, is king, to times age-abiding and beyond, The nations have perished out of his land.
The LORD is King for ever and ever; the nations are perished out of His land.
17 The longing of the patient, thou hast heard, O Yahweh, Thou wilt establish their heart, Thou wilt make attentive thine ear:
LORD, Thou hast heard the desire of the humble: Thou wilt direct their heart, Thou wilt cause Thine ear to attend;
18 To vindicate the fatherless and the crushed, A man of the earth, shall, no further, cause terror!
To right the fatherless and the oppressed, that man who is of the earth may be terrible no more.
