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
A Prayer for Help
1Why are you far away, Lord?
Why do you hide yourself
when I am in trouble?
2Proud and brutal people
hunt down the poor.
But let them get caught
by their own evil plans!
3The wicked brag about
their deepest desires.
Those greedy people hate
and curse you, Lord.
4The wicked are too proud
to turn to you
or even think about you.
5They are always successful,
though they can't understand
your teachings,
and they keep sneering
at their enemies.
6In their hearts they say,
“Nothing can hurt us!
We'll always be happy
and free from trouble.”
7 #
Ro 3.14. They curse and tell lies,
and all they talk about
is how to be cruel
or how to do wrong.
8They hide outside villages,
waiting to strike and murder
some innocent victim.
9They are hungry lions
hiding in the bushes,
hoping to catch
some helpless passerby.
They trap the poor in nets
and drag them away.
10They crouch down and wait
to grab a victim.
11They say, “God can't see!
He's got on a blindfold.”
12Do something, Lord God,
and use your powerful arm
to help those in need.
13The wicked don't respect you.
In their hearts they say,
“God won't punish us!”
14But you see the trouble
and the distress,
and you will do something.
The poor can count on you,
and so can orphans.
15Now break the power
of all merciless people.
Punish them for doing wrong
and make them stop.
16Our Lord, you will always rule,
but every godless nation
will vanish from the earth.
17You listen to the longings
of those who suffer.
You offer them hope,
and you pay attention
to their cries for help.
18You defend orphans
and everyone else in need,
so that no one on earth
can terrify others again.
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