Psalms 10
1 Why, Yahweh, do you stand far off? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?
Why, O LORD, do You stand far off? Why do You hide in times of trouble?
2 Because of their arrogance, wicked people chase the oppressed; but please let the wicked be trapped by their own schemes that they have devised.
In pride the wicked pursue the needy; let them be caught in the schemes they devise.
3 For the wicked person boasts of his deepest desires; he blesses the greedy and insults Yahweh.
For the wicked man boasts in the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD.
4 The wicked man has a raised face; he does not seek God. He never thinks about God because he does not care at all about him.
In his pride the wicked man does not seek Him; in all his schemes there is no God.
5 He is secure at all times, but your righteous decrees are too high for him; he snorts at all his enemies.
He is secure in his ways at all times; Your lofty judgments are far from him; he sneers at all his foes.
6 He says in his heart,” I will never fail; throughout all generations I will not meet adversity.”
He says to himself, “I will not be moved; from age to age I am free of distress.”
7 His mouth is full of cursing and deceptive, harmful words; his tongue injures and destroys.
His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and violence; trouble and malice are under his tongue.
8 He waits in ambush near the villages; in the secret places he murders the innocent; his eyes look for some helpless victim.
He lies in wait near the villages; in ambush he slays the innocent; his eyes watch in stealth for the helpless.
9 He lurks in secret like a lion in the thicket; he lies in wait to catch the oppressed. He catches the oppressed when he pulls in his net.
He lies in wait like a lion in a thicket; he lurks to seize the oppressed; he catches the lowly in his net.
10 His victims are crushed and beaten down; they fall into his strong nets.
They are crushed and beaten down; the hapless fall prey to his strength.
11 He says in his heart, “God has forgotten; he covers his face; he will not bother to look.”
He says to himself, “God has forgotten; He hides His face and never sees.”
12 Arise, Yahweh! Lift up your hand, God! Do not forget the oppressed.
Arise, O LORD! Lift up Your hand, O God! Do not forget the helpless.
13 Why does the wicked man reject God and say in his heart, “You will not hold me accountable”?
Why has the wicked man renounced God? He says to himself, “You will never call me to account.”
14 You have taken notice, for you always see the one who inflicts the misery and sorrow. The helpless entrusts himself to you; you rescue the fatherless.
But You have regarded trouble and grief; You see to repay it by Your hand. The victim entrusts himself to You; You are the helper of the fatherless.
15 Break the arm of the wicked and evil man. Make him account for his evil deeds, which he thought you would not discover.
Break the arm of the wicked and evildoer; call him to account for his wickedness until none is left to be found.
16 Yahweh is King forever and ever; the nations are driven out of his land.
The LORD is King forever and ever; the nations perish from His land.
17 Yahweh, you have heard the needs of the oppressed; you strengthen their heart, you listen to their prayer;
You have heard, O LORD, the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their hearts. You will incline Your ear,
18 You defend the fatherless and the oppressed so that no man on the earth will cause terror again.
to vindicate the fatherless and oppressed, that the men of the earth may strike terror no more.
