Psalms 10
1 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]?
Why standest thou afar off, O LORD? Why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?
2 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]!
Through the haughtiness of the wicked the poor are in distress; They are caught in the wiles which are contrived for them.
3 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.
The wicked boasteth of his heart's desire; The rapacious renounceth and contemneth Jehovah.
4 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.
The wicked [[saith]] in his haughtiness, “He careth not!” All his thoughts are, “There is no God.”
5 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.
His course is always prosperous; Far in the heights are thy judgments from him; As for all his enemies, he puffeth at them.
6 They think, “Nothing bad will happen to us! We will never have troubles!”
He saith in his heart, “I shall never fall; I shall never be in adversity.”
7 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.
His mouth is full of perjury, deceit, and oppression; Mischief and injustice are upon his tongue.
8 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].
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 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.
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 Just like helpless animals are crushed, people who cannot defend themselves are killed because wicked people are very strong.
He croucheth, and lowereth himself, And the wretched fall into his paws.
11 Wicked people say, “God will not pay any attention [to what we do]. His eyes are covered, so he never sees anything.”
He saith in his heart, “God doth forget; He hideth his face; he doth never see it.”
12 Yahweh God, arise [and help us] Punish [IDM] those wicked people! And do not forget those who are suffering!
Arise, O LORD! O God, lift up thine hand: Forget not the distressed!
13 Wicked people revile you [RHQ] continually. They think, “God will never punish us!”
Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God, And say in his heart, “He careth not for it”?
14 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].
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 (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.
Break thou the arm of the unjust and wicked man; Seek out his wickedness, till thou canst find none!
16 Yahweh, you are our king forever, but [wicked] nations will disappear from the earth.
Jehovah is king for ever and ever; The gentiles shall perish out of his land.
17 You have listened to afflicted/suffering people when they cry out to you. You hear them [when they pray], and you encourage [IDM] them.
Thou, O LORD! wilt hear the desires of the distressed; Thou wilt strengthen their hearts; Thou wilt lend a listening ear!
18 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.
Thou wilt maintain the cause of the fatherless and the oppressed, That henceforth none may be driven from the land.
