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 haughtiness of the wicked the poor are in distress; They are caught in the wiles which are contrived for them.
3 Because the wicked hath boasted Of the desire of his soul, And a dishonest gainer he hath blessed, He hath despised Jehovah.
The wicked boasteth of his heart's desire; The rapacious renounceth and contemneth Jehovah.
4 The wicked according to the height of his face, inquireth not. 'God is not!' [are] all his devices.
The wicked [[saith]] in his haughtiness, “He careth not!” 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 course is always prosperous; Far in the heights are thy judgments from him; As for all his enemies, 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 never fall; 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 perjury, deceit, and oppression; Mischief and injustice are upon his tongue.
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 murder the innocent; His eyes are secretly fixed upon 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 secretly lieth in wait, like a lion in a thicket; He lieth in wait to seize upon the helpless; He catcheth the poor, drawing him into his net.
10 He is bruised — he boweth down, Fallen by his mighty ones hath the afflicted.
He croucheth, and lowereth himself, And the wretched fall into his paws.
11 He said in his heart, 'God hath forgotten, He hath hid His face, He hath never seen.'
He saith in his heart, “God doth forget; He hideth his face; he doth never see it.”
12 Arise, O Jehovah! O God, lift up Thy hand! Forget not the humble.
Arise, O LORD! O God, lift up thine hand: Forget not the distressed!
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, “He careth not for 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.
Thou dost see it; yea, thou beholdest malice and oppression, And markest it upon thy hand! The poor committeth himself to thee; Thou art 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 unjust and wicked man; Seek out his wickedness, till thou canst find none!
16 Jehovah [is] king to the age, and for ever, The nations have perished out of His land!
Jehovah is king for ever and ever; The gentiles shall perish 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,
Thou, O LORD! wilt hear the desires of the distressed; Thou wilt strengthen their hearts; Thou wilt lend a listening ear!
18 To judge the fatherless and bruised: He addeth no more to oppress — man of the earth!
Thou wilt maintain the cause of the fatherless and the oppressed, That henceforth none may be driven from the land.
