Psalms 10

1 Why standest thou afar off, O LORD? [why] hidest thou [thyself] in times of trouble?

Why standest thou afar off, O LORD? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?

2 The wicked in [his] pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.

The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.

3 For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and blesseth the covetous, [whom] the LORD abhorreth.

For the wicked boasteth of his heart’s desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the LORD abhorreth.

4 The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek [after God]: God [is] not in all his thoughts.

The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts.

5 His ways are always grievous; thy judgments [are] far above out of his sight: [as for] all his enemies, he puffeth at them.

His ways are always grievous; thy judgments are far above out of his sight: as for all his enemies, he puffeth at them.

6 He hath said in his heart, I shall not be moved: for [I shall] never [be] in adversity.

He hath said in his heart, I shall not be moved: for I shall never be in adversity.

7 His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue [is] mischief and vanity.

His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity.

8 He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages: in the secret places doth he murder the innocent: his eyes are privily set against the poor.

He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages: in the secret places doth he murder the innocent: his eyes are secretly set against the poor.

9 He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lieth in wait to catch the poor: he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him into his net.

He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lieth in wait to catch the poor: he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him into his net.

10 He croucheth, [and] humbleth himself, that the poor may fall by his strong ones.

He croucheth, and humbleth himself, that the poor may fall by his strong ones.

11 He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never see [it].

He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never see it.

12 Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up thy hand: forget not the humble.

Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up thy hand: forget not the humble.

13 Why doth the wicked contemn God? he hath said in his heart, Thou wilt not require [it].

Why doth the wicked despise God? he hath said in his heart, Thou wilt not require it.

14 Thou hast seen [it]; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite [it] with thy hand: the poor committeth himself to thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless.

Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to repay it with thy hand: the poor committeth himself to thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless.

15 Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil [man]: seek out his wickedness [till] thou shalt find none.

Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man: seek out his wickedness till thou shalt find none.

16 The LORD [is] King for ever and ever: the heathen have perished out of his land.

The LORD is King for ever and ever: the heathen have perished out of his land.

17 LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thy ear to hear:

LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thy ear to hear:

18 To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more oppress.

To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more oppress.