Psalms 10

1 Yahweh, (why are you far away [from us]?/it seems that you are far away [from us].) [RHQ] Why do you not pay attention when we have troubles [RHQ]?

Why stand you afar off, O Lord? [why] do you overlook [us] in times of need, in affliction?

2 People who are proud gladly cause poor people to suffer. So [cause what they do to others to happen to them]! May they be caught in the [same] traps that they set to catch others [MET]!

While the ungodly one acts proudly, the poor is hotly pursued: [the wicked] are taken in the crafty counsels which they imagine.

3 They brag about the [evil] things that they want to do. They praise people who seize from others things that do not belong to them, and they curse you, Yahweh.

Because the sinner praises himself for the desires of his heart; and the unjust one blesses himself.

4 Wicked people are very proud. As a result, they do not (seek help from/are not concerned about) God; they do not even think that God exists.

The sinner has provoked the Lord: according to the abundance of his pride he will not seek after [him]: God is not before him.

5 But [it seems that] they succeed in everything that they do. They do not think that they will be condemned/punished for their deeds, and they (sneer at/make fun of) their enemies.

His ways are profane at all times; your judgements are removed from before him: he will gain the mastery over all his enemies.

6 They think, “Nothing bad will happen to us! We will never have troubles!”

For he has said in his heart, I shall not be moved, [continuing] without evil from generation to generation.

7 When they talk [MTY], they are always cursing, lying, and threatening to harm others. They constantly say [MTY] evil things that show that they are ready to do cruel things to others.

Whose mouth is full of cursing, and bitterness, and fraud: under his tongue are trouble and pain.

8 They hide in villages, ready to (ambush/suddenly attack) and kill people who (are innocent/have done nothing wrong). They constantly search for people who will not be able to (resist/defend themselves) [when they are attacked].

He lies in wait with rich [men] in secret places, in order to kill the innocent: his eyes are set against the poor.

9 They are like [MET] lions that crouch down and hide, waiting to pounce on their prey. They are like hunters that catch their prey with a net and then drag it away.

He lies in wait in secret as a lion in his den: he lies in wait to ravish the poor, to ravish the poor when he draws him [after him]: he will bring him down in his snare.

10 Just like helpless animals are crushed, people who cannot defend themselves are killed because wicked people are very strong.

He will bow down and fall when he has mastered the poor.

11 Wicked people say, “God will not pay any attention [to what we do]. His eyes are covered, so he never sees anything.”

For he has said in his heart, God has forgotten: he has turned away his face so as never to look.

12 Yahweh God, arise [and help us] Punish [IDM] those wicked people! And do not forget those who are suffering!

Arise, O Lord God; let your hand be lifted up: forget not the poor.

13 Wicked people revile you [RHQ] continually. They think, “God will never punish us!”

Therefore, has the wicked provoked God? for he has said in his heart, He will not require [it].

14 But you see the trouble and the distress [that they cause]. People who are suffering expect that you will help them; and you help orphans, [also].

You see [it]; for you do observe trouble and wrath, to deliver them into your hands: the poor has been left to you; you were a helper to the orphan.

15 (Break the arms/Destroy the power) of wicked [DOU] people! Continue to pursue and punish them for the wicked things that they do, until they stop doing those things.

Break you the arm of the sinner and wicked man: his sin shall be sought for, and shall not be found.

16 Yahweh, you are our king forever, but [wicked] nations will disappear from the earth.

The Lord shall reign for ever, even for ever and ever: you Gentiles shall perish out his land.

17 You have listened to afflicted/suffering people when they cry out to you. You hear them [when they pray], and you encourage [IDM] them.

The Lord has heard the desire of the poor: your ear has inclined to the preparation of their heart;

18 You show that orphans and oppressed people have not done things that are wrong, with the result that human beings will not cause people to be terrified any more.

to plead for the orphan and afflicted, that man may no more boast upon the earth.