Psalm 10
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1Why do You stand afar off, O LORD? Why do You hide in times of trouble?1Why, LORD, do you stand far off? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?
2The wicked in his pride persecutes the poor; Let them be caught in the plots which they have devised.2In his arrogance the wicked man hunts down the weak, who are caught in the schemes he devises.
3For the wicked boasts of his heart’s desire; He blesses the greedy and renounces the LORD.3He boasts about the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD.
4The wicked in his proud countenance does not seek God; God is in none of his thoughts.4In his pride the wicked man does not seek him; in all his thoughts there is no room for God.
5His ways are always prospering; Your judgments are far above, out of his sight; As for all his enemies, he sneers at them.5His ways are always prosperous; your laws are rejected by him; he sneers at all his enemies.
6He has said in his heart, “I shall not be moved; I shall never be in adversity.”6He says to himself, "Nothing will ever shake me." He swears, "No one will ever do me harm."
7His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and oppression; Under his tongue is trouble and iniquity.7His mouth is full of lies and threats; trouble and evil are under his tongue.
8He sits in the lurking places of the villages; In the secret places he murders the innocent; His eyes are secretly fixed on the helpless.8He lies in wait near the villages; from ambush he murders the innocent. His eyes watch in secret for his victims;
9He lies in wait secretly, as a lion in his den; He lies in wait to catch the poor; He catches the poor when he draws him into his net.9like a lion in cover he lies in wait. He lies in wait to catch the helpless; he catches the helpless and drags them off in his net.
10So he crouches, he lies low, That the helpless may fall by his strength.10His victims are crushed, they collapse; they fall under his strength.
11He has said in his heart, “God has forgotten; He hides His face; He will never see.”11He says to himself, "God will never notice; he covers his face and never sees."
12Arise, O LORD! O God, lift up Your hand! Do not forget the humble.12Arise, LORD! Lift up your hand, O God. Do not forget the helpless.
13Why do the wicked renounce God? He has said in his heart, “You will not require an account.13Why does the wicked man revile God? Why does he say to himself, "He won't call me to account"?
14But You have seen, for You observe trouble and grief, To repay it by Your hand. The helpless commits himself to You; You are the helper of the fatherless.14But you, God, see the trouble of the afflicted; you consider their grief and take it in hand. The victims commit themselves to you; you are the helper of the fatherless.
15Break the arm of the wicked and the evil man; Seek out his wickedness until You find none.15Break the arm of the wicked man; call the evildoer to account for his wickedness that would not otherwise be found out.
16The LORD is King forever and ever; The nations have perished out of His land.16The LORD is King for ever and ever; the nations will perish from his land.
17LORD, You have heard the desire of the humble; You will prepare their heart; You will cause Your ear to hear,17You, LORD, hear the desire of the afflicted; you encourage them, and you listen to their cry,
18To do justice to the fatherless and the oppressed, That the man of the earth may oppress no more.18defending the fatherless and the oppressed, so that mere earthly mortals will never again strike terror.
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