Psalms 10
1 Why, Yahweh, do you stand far off? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?
Why do you stand far off, Jehovah? Why do you hide yourself 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 arrogance, the wicked hunt down the weak. They are caught in the schemes that they devise.
3 For the wicked person boasts of his deepest desires; he blesses the greedy and insults Yahweh.
For the wicked boasts of his heart's cravings, and he blesses the greedy, scorning Jehovah.
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.
The wicked in his proud countenance does not seek. All his thoughts are "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.
His ways are firm at all times. Your judgments are turned aside. As for all his adversaries, he sneers at them.
6 He says in his heart,” I will never fail; throughout all generations I will not meet adversity.”
He says in his heart, "I shall not be shaken. From generation to generation I shall not experience calamity."
7 His mouth is full of cursing and deceptive, harmful words; his tongue injures and destroys.
His mouth is full of cursing and bitterness and oppression. Under his tongue is mischief and iniquity.
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. From ambushes, he murders the innocent. His eyes are secretly set against 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 lurks in secret as a lion in his ambush. He lies in wait to catch the helpless. He catches the helpless, when he draws him in his net.
10 His victims are crushed and beaten down; they fall into his strong nets.
The helpless are crushed. They collapse. They fall under his strength.
11 He says in his heart, “God has forgotten; he covers his face; he will not bother to look.”
He says in his heart, "God has forgotten. He hides his face. He will never see it."
12 Arise, Yahweh! Lift up your hand, God! Do not forget the oppressed.
Arise, Jehovah. God, lift up your hand. 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 does the wicked person condemn God, and say in his heart, "You will not seek (an accounting)."
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 do see trouble and grief. You consider it to take it into your hand. You help the victim and 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. As for the evil man, seek out his wickedness until you find none.
16 Yahweh is King forever and ever; the nations are driven out of his land.
Jehovah is King forever and ever. The nations have perished from his land.
17 Yahweh, you have heard the needs of the oppressed; you strengthen their heart, you listen to their prayer;
Jehovah, you have heard the desire of the humble. You will prepare their heart. You will cause your ear to hear,
18 You defend the fatherless and the oppressed so that no man on the earth will cause terror again.
to judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that man who is of the earth may terrify no more.
