Psalms 10
10
1Why, Jehovah, dost Thou stand at a distance? Thou dost hide in times of adversity,
2Through the pride of the wicked, Is the poor inflamed, They are caught in devices that they devised.
3Because the wicked hath boasted Of the desire of his soul, And a dishonest gainer he hath blessed, He hath despised Jehovah.
4The wicked according to the height of his face, inquireth not. ‘God is not!’ [are] all his devices.
5Pain do his ways at all times, On high [are] Thy judgments before him, All his adversaries — he puffeth at them.
6He hath said in his heart, ‘I am not moved,’ To generation and generation not in evil.
7Of oaths his mouth is full, And deceits, and fraud: Under his tongue [is] perverseness and iniquity,
8He doth sit in an ambush of the villages, In secret places he doth slay the innocent. His eyes for the afflicted watch secretly,
9He lieth in wait in a secret place, as a lion in a covert. He lieth in wait to catch the poor, He catcheth the poor, drawing him into his net.
10He is bruised — he boweth down, Fallen by his mighty ones hath the afflicted.
11He said in his heart, ‘God hath forgotten, He hath hid His face, He hath never seen.’
12Arise, O Jehovah! O God, lift up Thy hand! Forget not the humble.
13Wherefore hath the wicked despised God? He hath said in his heart, ‘It is not required.’
14Thou hast seen, For Thou perverseness and anger beholdest; By giving into Thy hand, On Thee doth the afflicted leave [it], Of the fatherless Thou hast been an helper.
15Break the arm of the wicked and the evil, Seek out his wickedness, find none;
16 Jehovah [is] king to the age, and for ever, The nations have perished out of His land!
17The desire of the humble Thou hast heard, O Jehovah. Thou preparest their heart; Thou causest Thine ear to attend,
18To judge the fatherless and bruised: He addeth no more to oppress — man of the earth!
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Psalms 10
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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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