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 haughtiness of the wicked the poor are in distress; They are caught in the wiles which are contrived for them.
3 For the lawless one hath boasted over the longing of his soul, and, the robber, hath blasphemed Yahweh.
The wicked boasteth of his heart's desire; The rapacious renounceth and contemneth Jehovah.
4 The lawless one, in the loftiness of his countenance, will not enquire, God is not in any of his plots:
The wicked [[saith]] in his haughtiness, “He careth not!” 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 course is always prosperous; Far in the heights are thy judgments from him; As for all his enemies, 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 never fall; I shall never 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 perjury, deceit, and oppression; Mischief and injustice are upon his tongue.
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 murder the innocent; His eyes are secretly fixed upon the poor.
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 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 croucheth, he lieth down, then falleth he with his strong claws upon the unfortunate.
He croucheth, and lowereth himself, And the wretched fall into his paws.
11 He hath said in his heart, GOD hath forgotten, —He hath veiled his face, Oh he hath never seen!
He saith in his heart, “God doth forget; He hideth his face; he doth never see it.”
12 Arise! Yahweh! O GOD! raise thy hand, —Do not forget the patient!
Arise, O LORD! O God, lift up thine hand: Forget not the distressed!
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, “He careth not for it”?
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 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 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 unjust and wicked man; Seek out his wickedness, till thou canst find none!
16 Yahweh, is king, to times age-abiding and beyond, The nations have perished out of his land.
Jehovah is king for ever and ever; The gentiles shall perish 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:
Thou, O LORD! wilt hear the desires of the distressed; Thou wilt strengthen their hearts; Thou wilt lend a listening ear!
18 To vindicate the fatherless and the crushed, A man of the earth, shall, no further, cause terror!
Thou wilt maintain the cause of the fatherless and the oppressed, That henceforth none may be driven from the land.
