Psalms 10

1 Why, O LORD, do You stand far off? Why do You hide in times of trouble?

2 In pride the wicked pursue the needy; let them be caught in the schemes they devise.

3 For the wicked man boasts in the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD.

4 In his pride the wicked man does not seek Him; in all his schemes there is no God.

5 He is secure in his ways at all times; Your lofty judgments are far from him; he sneers at all his foes.

6 He says to himself, “I will not be moved; from age to age I am free of distress.”

7 His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and violence; trouble and malice are under his tongue.

8 He lies in wait near the villages; in ambush he slays the innocent; his eyes watch in stealth for the helpless.

9 He lies in wait like a lion in a thicket; he lurks to seize the oppressed; he catches the lowly in his net.

10 They are crushed and beaten down; the helpless fall prey to his strength.

11 He says to himself, “God has forgotten; He hides His face and never sees.”

12 Arise, O LORD! Lift up Your hand, O God! Do not forget the helpless.

13 Why has the wicked man renounced God? He says to himself, “You will never call me to account.”

14 But You have regarded trouble and grief; You see to repay it by Your hand. The victim entrusts himself to You; You are the helper of the fatherless.

15 Break the arm of the wicked and evildoer; call him to account for his wickedness until none is left to be found.

16 The LORD is King forever and ever; the nations perish from His land.

17 You have heard, O LORD, the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their hearts. You will incline Your ear,

18 to vindicate the fatherless and oppressed, that the men of the earth may strike terror no more.

1 ¶ Why standest thou afar off, O LORD? [why] hidest thou [thyself] in times of trouble?

2 The wicked in [his] pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.

3 For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and blesseth the covetous, [whom] the LORD abhorreth.

4 The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek [after God]: God [is] not in all his thoughts.

5 His ways are always grievous; thy judgments [are] far above out of his sight: [as for] all his enemies, he puffeth at them.

6 He hath said in his heart, I shall not be moved: for [I shall] never [be] in adversity.

7 His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue [is] mischief and vanity.

8 He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages: in the secret places doth he murder the innocent: his eyes are privily set against the poor.

9 He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lieth in wait to catch the poor: he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him into his net.

10 He croucheth, [and] humbleth himself, that the poor may fall by his strong ones.

11 He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never see [it].

12 ¶ Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up thine hand: forget not the humble.

13 Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God? he hath said in his heart, Thou wilt not require [it].

14 Thou hast seen [it]; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite [it] with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless.

15 Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil [man]: seek out his wickedness [till] thou find none.

16 The LORD [is] King for ever and ever: the heathen are perished out of his land.

17 LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:

18 To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more oppress.

1 O Lord, why art thou so far off, and hidest thyself in the time of trouble?

2 Because the wicked doeth wickedness, the wretched suffereth. They cling to each other and devise evil deeds.

3 For the wicked boasteth himself of his boldness, and the covetous blesseth himself, and blasphemeth the LORD.

4 The wicked is so proud and angry that he asks no man; in all his wickedness he thinks God is nothing.

5 He continueth in his doings for ever: thy judgments are far from him: he dealeth fiercely with all his enemies.

6 He saith in his heart, I shall never be laid low; there shall be no need for me for ever.

7 His mouth is full of cursing, of falsehood, and of deceit; his tongue worketh toil and trouble.

8 He sitteth and lieth in wait in the courts; he slayeth the innocent in secret; his eyes keep upon the poor.

9 He lieth in wait in secret, as a lion in the den: he lieth in wait to catch the wretch, and catcheth him in his net.

10 He breaketh and presseth down, and thrusteth to the ground the poor man with violence.

11 He saith in his heart, God hath forgotten; he hath hid his face, he shall never see it.

12 Arise, O LORD God, lift up thy hand; forget not the afflicted.

13 Why should the wicked blaspheme God, and say in his heart: You do not ask for it?

14 Thou seest, for thou beholdest the affliction and misery; it is in thy hands. The poor command thee: thou art the helper of the fatherless.

15 Break the arm of the wicked, and seek evil; and his wickedness shall never be found.

16 The LORD is king for ever and ever: the heathen must perish out of his land.

17 Thou hearest the desire of the afflicted, O LORD: their heart is sure that thine ear is attentive unto it,

18 That thou mayest do right to the fatherless and to the poor, that man should no more be inconvenienced in the earth.