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 do you stand, Lord, so far away, hiding yourself 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]!
The wicked, in their pride, are pursuing the helpless: let them be caught in the schemes they have plotted.
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.
For the wicked boasts of their wanton greed; the robber despises the Lord, and curses him,
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.
in wicked pride, thinks: God doesn’t care, God doesn’t call to account.
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.
Never a season that they do not prosper; your judgments are far above out of their sight: they scoff at their foes.
6 They think, “Nothing bad will happen to us! We will never have troubles!”
Each says in their heart, “I will never be shaken; I will live for all time untouched by misfortune.”
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.
Their mouths are full of deceit and oppression: under their tongues lurks mischief and wrong.
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].
Lying in secret in some village ambush, and stealthily watching, they murder the innocent.
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.
Like a lion that lurks in a secret lair they lurk intending to catch the defenceless; to seize them, to drag them away in their net.
10 Just like helpless animals are crushed, people who cannot defend themselves are killed because wicked people are very strong.
Their victims are crushed, sink down to the ground. Under their claws the hapless fall.
11 Wicked people say, “God will not pay any attention [to what we do]. His eyes are covered, so he never sees anything.”
The wicked say in their hearts that God has forgotten, has hidden his face, will see nothing.
12 Yahweh God, arise [and help us] Punish [IDM] those wicked people! And do not forget those who are suffering!
Arise, Lord, lift up your hand, do not forget the cry of the wretched.
13 Wicked people revile you [RHQ] continually. They think, “God will never punish us!”
Why do the wicked treat God with contempt, and say in their hearts, “God doesn’t care”?
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].
You have seen the trouble and sorrow; you mark it all, and will take it in hand. The hapless can count on you, helper of orphans.
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 the arm of the wicked and evil: search out their sin, till no more be found.
16 Yahweh, you are our king forever, but [wicked] nations will disappear from the earth.
The Lord is king forever and ever: the nations will vanish from 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.
Lord, you have heard the desire of the humble, inclining your ear, strengthening their hearts,
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.
rights you have won for the crushed and the orphan, so no one on earth may strike terror again.
