Psalm 10
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1Why, O LORD, do you stand far away? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?1 LORD, why do You stand so far away? Why do You hide in times of trouble?
2In arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the poor; let them be caught in the schemes that they have devised.2In arrogance the wicked relentlessly pursue the afflicted; let them be caught in the schemes they have devised.
3For the wicked boasts of the desires of his soul, and the one greedy for gain curses and renounces the LORD.3For the wicked one boasts about his own cravings; the one who is greedy curses and despises the LORD.
4In the pride of his face the wicked does not seek him; all his thoughts are, “There is no God.”4In all his scheming, the wicked arrogantly thinks:" There is no accountability, since God does not exist."
5His ways prosper at all times; your judgments are on high, out of his sight; as for all his foes, he puffs at them.5His ways are always secure; Your lofty judgments are beyond his sight; he scoffs at all his adversaries.
6He says in his heart, “I shall not be moved; throughout all generations I shall not meet adversity.”6He says to himself, "I will never be moved-- from generation to generation without calamity."
7His mouth is filled with cursing and deceit and oppression; under his tongue are mischief and iniquity.7Cursing, deceit, and violence fill his mouth; trouble and malice are under his tongue.
8He sits in ambush in the villages; in hiding places he murders the innocent. His eyes stealthily watch for the helpless;8He waits in ambush near the villages; he kills the innocent in secret places. His eyes are on the lookout for the helpless;
9he lurks in ambush like a lion in his thicket; he lurks that he may seize the poor; he seizes the poor when he draws him into his net.9he lurks in secret like a lion in a thicket. He lurks in order to seize the afflicted; he seizes the afflicted and drags him in his net.
10The helpless are crushed, sink down, and fall by his might.10So he is oppressed and beaten down; the helpless fall because of his strength.
11He says in his heart, “God has forgotten, he has hidden his face, he will never see it.”11He says to himself, "God has forgotten; He hides His face and will never see."
12Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up your hand; forget not the afflicted.12Rise up, LORD God! Lift up Your hand. Do not forget the afflicted.
13Why does the wicked renounce God and say in his heart, “You will not call to account”?13Why has the wicked person despised God? He says to himself, "You will not demand an account."
14But you do see, for you note mischief and vexation, that you may take it into your hands; to you the helpless commits himself; you have been the helper of the fatherless.14But You Yourself have seen trouble and grief, observing it in order to take the matter into Your hands. The helpless entrusts himself to You; You are a helper of the fatherless.
15Break the arm of the wicked and evildoer; call his wickedness to account till you find none.15Break the arm of the wicked and evil person; call his wickedness into account until nothing remains of it.
16The LORD is king forever and ever; the nations perish from his land.16The LORD is King forever and ever; the nations will perish from His land.
17O LORD, you hear the desire of the afflicted; you will strengthen their heart; you will incline your ear17 LORD, You have heard the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their hearts. You will listen carefully,
18to do justice to the fatherless and the oppressed, so that man who is of the earth may strike terror no more.18doing justice for the fatherless and the oppressed so that men of the earth may terrify them no more.
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