Psalms 10

1 Why do you stand far off, Yahweh? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?

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

2 In arrogance, the wicked hunt down the weak. They are caught in the schemes that they devise.

The wicked in his pride does persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.

3 For the wicked boasts of his heart’s cravings. He blesses the greedy and condemns Yahweh.

For the wicked boasts of his heart’s desire, and blesses the covetous, whom the LORD abhors.

4 The wicked, in the pride of his face, has no room in his thoughts for God.

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

5 His ways are prosperous at all times. He is arrogant, and your laws are far from his sight. As for all his adversaries, he sneers 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 says in his heart, “I shall not be shaken. For generations I shall have no trouble.”

He has said in his heart, I shall not be moved: for I shall never be in adversity.

7 His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and oppression. Under his tongue is mischief and iniquity.

His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity.

8 He lies in wait near the villages. From ambushes, he murders the innocent. His eyes are secretly set against the helpless.

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 lurks in secret as a lion in his ambush. He lies in wait to catch the helpless. He catches the helpless when he draws him in 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 The helpless are crushed. They collapse. They fall under his strength.

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

11 He says in his heart, “God has forgotten. He hides his face. He will never see it.”

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

12 Arise, Yahweh! God, lift up your hand! Don’t forget the helpless.

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

13 Why does the wicked person condemn God, and say in his heart, “God won’t call me into account”?

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

14 But you do see trouble and grief. You consider it to take it into your hand. You help the victim and the fatherless.

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

15 Break the arm of the wicked. As for the evil man, seek out his wickedness until you find none.

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

16 Yahweh is King forever and ever! The nations will perish out of his land.

The LORD is King for ever and ever: the heathen are perished out of his land.

17 Yahweh, you have heard the desire of the humble. You will prepare their heart. You will cause your ear to hear,

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 the oppressed, that man who is of the earth may terrify no more.

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