Psalms 10
1 Why do you stand far off, LORD? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?
| לָמָה יְהוָה תַּעֲמֹד בְּרָחוֹק תַּעְלִים לְעִתּוֹת בַּצָּרֽ͏ָה׃ |
2 In arrogance, the wicked hunt down the weak. They are caught in the schemes that they devise.
| בְּגַאֲוַת רָשָׁע יִדְלַק עָנִי יִתָּפְשׂוּ ׀ בִּמְזִמּוֹת זוּ חָשָֽׁבוּ׃ |
3 For the wicked boasts of his heart’s cravings. He blesses the greedy and condemns the LORD.
| כִּֽי־הִלֵּל רָשָׁע עַל־תַּאֲוַת נַפְשׁוֹ וּבֹצֵעַ בֵּרֵךְ נִאֵץ ׀ יְהוָֽה׃ |
4 The wicked, in the pride of his face, has no room in his thoughts for God.
| רָשָׁע כְּגֹבַהּ אַפּוֹ בַּל־יִדְרֹשׁ אֵין אֱלֹהִים כָּל־מְזִמּוֹתָֽיו׃ |
5 His ways are prosperous at all times. He is arrogant, and your laws are far from his sight. As for all his adversaries, he sneers at them.
| יָחִילוּ דרכו דְרָכָיו ׀ בְּכָל־עֵת מָרוֹם מִשְׁפָּטֶיךָ מִנֶּגְדּוֹ כָּל־צוֹרְרָיו יָפִיחַ בָּהֶֽם׃ |
6 He says in his heart, “I shall not be shaken. For generations I shall have no trouble.”
| אָמַר בְּלִבּוֹ בַּל־אֶמּוֹט לְדֹר וָדֹר אֲשֶׁר לֹֽא־בְרָֽע׃ |
7 His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and oppression. Under his tongue is mischief and iniquity.
| אָלָה ׀ פִּיהוּ מָלֵא וּמִרְמוֹת וָתֹךְ תַּחַת לְשׁוֹנוֹ עָמָל וָאָֽוֶן׃ |
8 He lies in wait near the villages. From ambushes, he murders the innocent. His eyes are secretly set against the helpless.
| יֵשֵׁב ׀ בְּמַאְרַב חֲצֵרִים בַּֽמִּסְתָּרִים יַהֲרֹג נָקִי עֵינָיו לְֽחֵלְכָה יִצְפֹּֽנוּ׃ |
9 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.
| יֶאֱרֹב בַּמִּסְתָּר ׀ כְּאַרְיֵה בְסֻכֹּה יֶאֱרֹב לַחֲטוֹף עָנִי יַחְטֹף עָנִי בְּמָשְׁכוֹ בְרִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃ |
10 The helpless are crushed. They collapse. They fall under his strength.
| ודכה יִדְכֶּה יָשֹׁחַ וְנָפַל בַּעֲצוּמָיו חלכאים חֵיל כָּאִֽים׃ |
11 He says in his heart, “God has forgotten. He hides his face. He will never see it.”
| אָמַר בְּלִבּוֹ שָׁכַֽח אֵל הִסְתִּיר פָּנָיו בַּל־רָאָה לָנֶֽצַח׃ |
12 Arise, LORD! God, lift up your hand! Don’t forget the helpless.
| קוּמָה יְהוָה אֵל נְשָׂא יָדֶךָ אַל־תִּשְׁכַּח עניים עֲנָוֽ͏ִים׃ |
13 Why does the wicked person condemn God, and say in his heart, “God won’t call me into account”?
| עַל־מֶה ׀ נִאֵץ רָשָׁע ׀ אֱלֹהִים אָמַר בְּלִבּוֹ לֹא תִדְרֹֽשׁ׃ |
14 But you do see trouble and grief. You consider it to take it into your hand. You help the victim and the fatherless.
| רָאִתָה כִּֽי־אַתָּה ׀ עָמָל וָכַעַס ׀ תַּבִּיט לָתֵת בְּיָדֶךָ עָלֶיךָ יַעֲזֹב חֵלֶכָה יָתוֹם אַתָּה ׀ הָיִיתָ עוֹזֵֽר׃ |
15 Break the arm of the wicked. As for the evil man, seek out his wickedness until you find none.
| שְׁבֹר זְרוֹעַ רָשָׁע וָרָע תִּֽדְרוֹשׁ־רִשְׁעוֹ בַל־תִּמְצָֽא׃ |
16 The LORD is King forever and ever! The nations will perish out of his land.
| יְהוָה מֶלֶךְ עוֹלָם וָעֶד אָבְדוּ גוֹיִם מֵֽאַרְצֽוֹ׃ |
17 LORD, you have heard the desire of the humble. You will prepare their heart. You will cause your ear to hear,
| תַּאֲוַת עֲנָוִים שָׁמַעְתָּ יְהוָה תָּכִין לִבָּם תַּקְשִׁיב אָזְנֶֽךָ׃ |
18 to judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that man who is of the earth may terrify no more.
| לִשְׁפֹּט יָתוֹם וָדָךְ בַּל־יוֹסִיף עוֹד לַעֲרֹץ אֱנוֹשׁ מִן־הָאָֽרֶץ׃ |
