Psalms 10

1 Why, Jehovah, dost Thou stand at a distance? Thou dost hide in times of adversity,

Why standest Thou afar off, O LORD? Why hidest Thou Thyself in times of trouble?

2 Through the pride of the wicked, Is the poor inflamed, They are caught in devices that they devised.

Through the pride of the wicked the poor is hotly pursued, they are taken in the devices that they have imagined.

3 Because the wicked hath boasted Of the desire of his soul, And a dishonest gainer he hath blessed, He hath despised Jehovah.

For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and the covetous vaunteth himself, though he contemn the LORD.

4 The wicked according to the height of his face, inquireth not. 'God is not!' [are] all his devices.

The wicked, in the pride of his countenance, saith: 'He will not require'; all his thoughts are: 'There is no God.'

5 Pain do his ways at all times, On high [are] Thy judgments before him, All his adversaries — he puffeth at them.

His ways prosper at all times; Thy judgments are far above out of his sight; as for all his adversaries, he puffeth at them.

6 He hath said in his heart, 'I am not moved,' To generation and generation not in evil.

He saith in his heart: 'I shall not be moved, I who to all generations shall not be in adversity.'

7 Of oaths his mouth is full, And deceits, and fraud: Under his tongue [is] perverseness and iniquity,

His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and oppression; under his tongue is mischief and iniquity.

8 He doth sit in an ambush of the villages, In secret places he doth slay the innocent. His eyes for the afflicted watch secretly,

He sitteth in the lurking-places of the villages; in secret places doth he slay the innocent; his eyes are on the watch for the helpless.

9 He lieth in wait in a secret place, as a lion in a covert. He lieth in wait to catch the poor, He catcheth the poor, drawing him into his net.

He lieth in wait in a secret place as a lion in his lair, he lieth in wait to catch the poor; he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him up in his net.

10 He is bruised — he boweth down, Fallen by his mighty ones hath the afflicted.

He croucheth, he boweth down, and the helpless fall into his mighty claws.

11 He said in his heart, 'God hath forgotten, He hath hid His face, He hath never seen.'

He hath said in his heart: 'God hath forgotten; He hideth His face; He will never see.'

12 Arise, O Jehovah! O God, lift up Thy hand! Forget not the humble.

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

13 Wherefore hath the wicked despised God? He hath said in his heart, 'It is not required.'

Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God, and say in his heart: 'Thou wilt not require'?

14 Thou hast seen, For Thou perverseness and anger beholdest; By giving into Thy hand, On Thee doth the afflicted leave [it], Of the fatherless Thou hast been an helper.

Thou hast seen; for Thou beholdest trouble and vexation, to requite them with Thy hand; unto Thee the helpless committeth himself; Thou hast been the helper of the fatherless.

15 Break the arm of the wicked and the evil, Seek out his wickedness, find none;

Break Thou the arm of the wicked; and as for the evil man, search out his wickedness, till none be found.

16 Jehovah [is] king to the age, and for ever, The nations have perished out of His land!

The LORD is King for ever and ever; the nations are perished out of His land.

17 The desire of the humble Thou hast heard, O Jehovah. Thou preparest their heart; Thou causest Thine ear to attend,

LORD, Thou hast heard the desire of the humble: Thou wilt direct their heart, Thou wilt cause Thine ear to attend;

18 To judge the fatherless and bruised: He addeth no more to oppress — man of the earth!

To right the fatherless and the oppressed, that man who is of the earth may be terrible no more.