Psalms 10

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

to/for what? LORD to stand: stand in/on/with distant to conceal to/for time dearth

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

in/on/with pride wicked to burn/pursue afflicted to capture in/on/with plot this to devise: devise

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

for to boast: boast wicked upon desire soul his and to cut off: to gain to bless to spurn LORD

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

wicked like/as height face his not to seek nothing God all plot his

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.

be firm (way: conduct his *Qk) in/on/with all time height justice: judgement your from before him all to vex him to breathe in/on/with them

6 He says in his heart, “I shall not be shaken. For generations I shall have no trouble.”

to say in/on/with heart his not to shake to/for generation and generation which not in/on/with bad: evil

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

oath lip his to fill and deceit and oppression underneath: under tongue his trouble and evil: wickedness

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

to dwell in/on/with ambush village in/on/with hiding to kill innocent eye his to/for helpless to treasure

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.

to ambush in/on/with hiding like/as lion in/on/with lair his to ambush to/for to catch afflicted to catch afflicted in/on/with to draw he in/on/with net his

10 The helpless are crushed. They collapse. They fall under his strength.

(to crush *QK) to bow and to fall: fall in/on/with mighty his (strength: soldiers disheartened *QK)

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

to say in/on/with heart his to forget God to hide face his not to see: see to/for perpetuity

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

to arise: rise [emph?] LORD God to lift: vow hand: vow your not to forget (poor *QK)

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

upon what? to spurn wicked God to say in/on/with heart his not to seek

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

to see: see for you(m. s.) trouble and vexation to look to/for to give: give in/on/with hand your upon you to leave: forsake helpless orphan you(m. s.) to be to help

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

to break arm wicked and bad: evil to seek wickedness his not to find

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

LORD king forever: enduring and perpetuity to perish nation from land: country/planet his

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

desire poor to hear: hear LORD to establish: establish heart their to listen ear your

18 to judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that man who is of the earth may terrify no more.

to/for to judge orphan and crushed not to add: again still to/for to tremble human from [the] land: country/planet