The Psalms (WEB)

Psalm 10

^10:1Why do you stand far off, Yahweh?
      Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?

 ^10:2In arrogance, the wicked hunt down the weak;
      They are caught in the schemes that they devise.

 ^10:3For the wicked boasts of his heart's cravings,
      He blesses the greedy, and condemns Yahweh.

 ^10:4The wicked, in the pride of his face,
      Has no room in his thoughts for God.

 ^10:5His ways are prosperous at all times;
      He is haughty, and your laws are far from his sight:

 As for all his adversaries, he sneers at them.
      ^10:6He says in his heart, "I shall not be shaken;
      For generations I shall have no trouble."

 ^10:7His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and oppression.
      Under his tongue is mischief and iniquity.

 ^10:8He lies in wait near the villages.
      From ambushes, he murders the innocent.

 His eyes are secretly set against the helpless.

 ^10:9He lurks in secret as a lion in his ambush.
      He lies in wait to catch the helpless.
      He catches the helpless, when he draws him in his net.

 ^10:10The helpless are crushed, they collapse,
      They fall under his strength.

 ^10:11He says in his heart, "God has forgotten.
      He hides his face. He will never see it."

  ^10:12Arise, Yahweh! God, lift up your hand!
      Don't forget the helpless.

 ^10:13Why does the wicked condemn God,
      And say in his heart, "God won't call me into account?"

 ^10:14But you do see trouble and grief;
      You consider it to take it into your hand.
      You help the victim and the fatherless.

 ^10:15Break the arm of the wicked.
      As for the evil man, seek out his wickedness until you find none.

 ^10:16Yahweh is King forever and ever!
      The nations will perish out of his land.

 ^10:17Yahweh, you have heard the desire of the humble.
      You will prepare their heart. You will cause your ear to hear,

 ^10:18To judge the fatherless and the oppressed,
      That man who is of the earth may terrify no more.

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