Psalms 10

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

Why stand you far off, O LORD? why hide you yourself in times of trouble?

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

The wicked in his pride does persecute the poor: let them be 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 boasts of his heart's desire, and blesses the covetous, whom the LORD detests.

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

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

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

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

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

He has said in his heart, I shall not be moved: for I shall never 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 fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity.

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 sits in the lurking places of the villages: in the secret places does he murder the innocent: his eyes are privately set against the poor.

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 lies in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lies in wait to catch the poor: he does catch the poor, when he draws him into his net.

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

He crouches, and humbles himself, that the poor may fall by his strong ones.

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

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

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

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

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

Wherefore does the wicked contemn God? he has said in his heart, You will not require it.

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.

You have seen it; for you behold mischief and spite, to requite it with your hand: the poor commits himself unto you; you are the helper of the fatherless.

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

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

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 heathen 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, you have heard the desire of the humble: you will prepare their heart, you will cause your ear to hear:

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

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