Psalms 10
10
Psalm 10
1Why are you so distant, Lord?
Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?
2The wicked person arrogantly pursues oppressed people.
He will be caught in the schemes that he planned.
3The wicked person boasts about his selfish desires.
He blesses robbers, but he curses the Lord.
4He turns up his nose ⌞and says⌟, “God doesn’t care.”
His every thought ⌞concludes⌟, “There is no God.”
5He always seems to succeed.
Your judgments are beyond his understanding.
He spits at all his opponents.
6He says to himself, “Nothing can shake me.
I’ll never face any trouble.”
7His mouth is full of cursing, deception, and oppression.
Trouble and wrongdoing are on the tip of his tongue.
8He waits in ambush in the villages.
From his hiding places he kills innocent people.
His eyes are on the lookout for victims.
9He lies in his hiding place like a lion in his den.
He hides there to catch oppressed people.
He catches oppressed people when he draws them into his net.
10 ⌞His⌟ victims are crushed.
They collapse,
and they fall under ⌞the weight of⌟ his power.
11He says to himself,
“God has forgotten.
He has hidden his face.
He will never see it!”
12Arise, O Lord!
Lift your hand, O God.
Do not forget oppressed people!
13Why does the wicked person despise God?
Why does he say to himself, “God doesn’t care”?
14You have seen ⌞it⌟; yes, you have taken note of trouble and grief
and placed them under your control.
The victim entrusts himself to you.
You alone have been the helper of orphans.
15Break the arm of the wicked and evil person.
Punish his wickedness until you find no more.
16The Lord is king forever and ever.
The nations have vanished from his land.
17You have heard the desire of oppressed people, O Lord.
You encourage them.
You pay close attention to them
18in order to provide justice for orphans and oppressed people
so that no mere mortal will terrify them again.
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Psalms 10
10
Freedom from Terror
1Why, Adonai, are You standing far off? Why hide Yourself in times of trouble?
2In pride the wicked hotly hunts the poor. Let them be caught in the plots they have planned.
3For the wicked one boasts about his soul’s desire. The greedy one curses, reviling Adonai.
4The wicked one, with his nose in the air, never seeks Him. All his thoughts are: “There is no God.”
5His ways are secure at all times. He haughtily disregards Your judgments. He snorts at all his adversaries.
6He says in his heart: “I’ll never be shaken! From generation to generation nothing bad will happen.”
7His mouth is full of cursing, lies and oppression. On his tongue are trouble and iniquity.
8He lies in ambush near villages. In hidden places he slays the innocent. His eyes watch in secret for the helpless.
9He lurks in a hiding place like a lion in a thicket. He lies in wait to catch the helpless. He catches the unfortunate one, dragging him away in his net.
10The victim is crushed, brought down, and falls into his mighty claws.
11He says in his heart: “God has forgotten. He hides His face—He will never see it.”
12Arise, Adonai! O God, lift up Your hand. Do not forget the afflicted.
13Why does the wicked one revile God? He says in his heart: “You will never require anything.”
14You saw—for You see trouble and grief, to take it in Your hand. The victim puts his trust in You— You are the helper of the orphan.
15Break the arm of the wicked, evil one! Call him to account for his wickedness— until no more is found.
16Adonai is King forever and ever! Nations will be wiped off His land.
17You hear, Adonai, the desire of the meek. You encourage them and incline Your ear.
18You vindicate the orphan and oppressed, so that man, who is earthly, may terrify no more.
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