Psalms 10

1 to/for what? LORD to stand: stand in/on/with distant to conceal to/for time dearth

Yahweh, (why are you far away [from us]?/it seems that you are far away [from us].) [RHQ] Why do you not pay attention when we have troubles [RHQ]?

2 in/on/with pride wicked to burn/pursue afflicted to capture in/on/with plot this to devise: devise

People who are proud gladly cause poor people to suffer. So [cause what they do to others to happen to them]! May they be caught in the [same] traps that they set to catch others [MET]!

3 for to boast: boast wicked upon desire soul his and to cut off: to gain to bless to spurn LORD

They brag about the [evil] things that they want to do. They praise people who seize from others things that do not belong to them, and they curse you, Yahweh.

4 wicked like/as height face his not to seek nothing God all plot his

Wicked people are very proud. As a result, they do not (seek help from/are not concerned about) God; they do not even think that God exists.

5 be firm (way: conduct his *Q(k)*) in/on/with all time height justice: judgement your from before him all to vex him to breathe in/on/with them

But [it seems that] they succeed in everything that they do. They do not think that they will be condemned/punished for their deeds, and they (sneer at/make fun of) their enemies.

6 to say in/on/with heart his not to shake to/for generation and generation which not in/on/with bad: evil

They think, “Nothing bad will happen to us! We will never have troubles!”

7 oath lip his to fill and deceit and oppression underneath: under tongue his trouble and evil: wickedness

When they talk [MTY], they are always cursing, lying, and threatening to harm others. They constantly say [MTY] evil things that show that they are ready to do cruel things to others.

8 to dwell in/on/with ambush village in/on/with hiding to kill innocent eye his to/for helpless to treasure

They hide in villages, ready to (ambush/suddenly attack) and kill people who (are innocent/have done nothing wrong). They constantly search for people who will not be able to (resist/defend themselves) [when they are attacked].

9 to ambush in/on/with hiding like/as lion in/on/with lair his to ambush to/for to catch afflicted to catch afflicted in/on/with to draw he in/on/with net his

They are like [MET] lions that crouch down and hide, waiting to pounce on their prey. They are like hunters that catch their prey with a net and then drag it away.

10 (to crush *Q(K)*) to bow and to fall: fall in/on/with mighty his (strength: soldiers disheartened *Q(K)*)

Just like helpless animals are crushed, people who cannot defend themselves are killed because wicked people are very strong.

11 to say in/on/with heart his to forget God to hide face his not to see: see to/for perpetuity

Wicked people say, “God will not pay any attention [to what we do]. His eyes are covered, so he never sees anything.”

12 to arise: rise [emph?] LORD God to lift: vow hand: vow your not to forget (poor *Q(K)*)

Yahweh God, arise [and help us] Punish [IDM] those wicked people! And do not forget those who are suffering!

13 upon what? to spurn wicked God to say in/on/with heart his not to seek

Wicked people revile you [RHQ] continually. They think, “God will never punish us!”

14 to see: see for you(m. s.) trouble and vexation to look to/for to give: give in/on/with hand your upon you to leave: forsake helpless orphan you(m. s.) to be to help

But you see the trouble and the distress [that they cause]. People who are suffering expect that you will help them; and you help orphans, [also].

15 to break arm wicked and bad: evil to seek wickedness his not to find

(Break the arms/Destroy the power) of wicked [DOU] people! Continue to pursue and punish them for the wicked things that they do, until they stop doing those things.

16 LORD king forever: enduring and perpetuity to perish nation from land: country/planet his

Yahweh, you are our king forever, but [wicked] nations will disappear from the earth.

17 desire poor to hear: hear LORD to establish: establish heart their to listen ear your

You have listened to afflicted/suffering people when they cry out to you. You hear them [when they pray], and you encourage [IDM] them.

18 to/for to judge orphan and crushed not to add: again still to/for to tremble human from [the] land: country/planet

You show that orphans and oppressed people have not done things that are wrong, with the result that human beings will not cause people to be terrified any more.