Psalms 10

1 Why do thou stand afar off, O Jehovah? Why do thou hide thyself in times of trouble?

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

2 In the pride of the wicked man the poor man is hotly pursued. Let them be taken in the devices that they have conceived.

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

3 For the wicked man boasts of his heart's desire. And the greedy man renounces, yea, despises Jehovah.

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

4 The wicked man, in the pride of his countenance, says, He will not require it. All his thoughts are, There is no 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 profane at all times. Thy judgments are far above out of his sight. As for all his adversaries, he puffs 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 moved. To all generations I shall not be in adversity.

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 and 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 sits in the lurking-places of the villages. In the covert places he murders the innocent man. His eyes are secretly set against the poor man.

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 covert. He lies in wait to catch the poor man. He catches the poor man 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 He crouches, he bows down, and helpless men fall by his strong men.

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, O Jehovah, O God, lift up thy hand. Do not forget the poor.

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

13 Why does the wicked man despise God, and say in his heart, Thou will not require it?

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

14 Thou have seen. For thou behold mischief and spite, to repay with thy hand. The poor man commits himself to thee. Thou have been the helper of the fatherless.

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

15 Break thou the arm of the sinner and the evil man. His wickedness shall be sought, and shall not be found.

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

16 Jehovah is King forever and ever. The nations have perished out of his land.

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

17 Jehovah, thou have heard the desire of the humble. Thou will prepare their heart, thou will cause thine 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 no more be terrible.

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