Psalm 10
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1Why do You stand afar off, O LORD? Why do You hide in times of trouble?1 LORD, why do You stand so far away? Why do You hide in times of trouble?
2The wicked in his pride persecutes the poor; Let them be caught in the plots which they have devised.2In arrogance the wicked relentlessly pursue the afflicted; let them be caught in the schemes they have devised.
3For the wicked boasts of his heart’s desire; He blesses the greedy and renounces the LORD.3For the wicked one boasts about his own cravings; the one who is greedy curses and despises the LORD.
4The wicked in his proud countenance does not seek God; God is in none of his thoughts.4In all his scheming, the wicked arrogantly thinks:" There is no accountability, since God does not exist."
5His ways are always prospering; Your judgments are far above, out of his sight; As for all his enemies, he sneers at them.5His ways are always secure; Your lofty judgments are beyond his sight; he scoffs at all his adversaries.
6He has said in his heart, “I shall not be moved; I shall never be in adversity.”6He says to himself, "I will never be moved-- from generation to generation without calamity."
7His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and oppression; Under his tongue is trouble and iniquity.7Cursing, deceit, and violence fill his mouth; trouble and malice are under his tongue.
8He sits in the lurking places of the villages; In the secret places he murders the innocent; His eyes are secretly fixed on the helpless.8He waits in ambush near the villages; he kills the innocent in secret places. His eyes are on the lookout for the helpless;
9He lies in wait secretly, as a lion in his den; He lies in wait to catch the poor; He catches the poor when he draws him into his net.9he lurks in secret like a lion in a thicket. He lurks in order to seize the afflicted; he seizes the afflicted and drags him in his net.
10So he crouches, he lies low, That the helpless may fall by his strength.10So he is oppressed and beaten down; the helpless fall because of his strength.
11He has said in his heart, “God has forgotten; He hides His face; He will never see.”11He says to himself, "God has forgotten; He hides His face and will never see."
12Arise, O LORD! O God, lift up Your hand! Do not forget the humble.12Rise up, LORD God! Lift up Your hand. Do not forget the afflicted.
13Why do the wicked renounce God? He has said in his heart, “You will not require an account.13Why has the wicked person despised God? He says to himself, "You will not demand an account."
14But You have seen, for You observe trouble and grief, To repay it by Your hand. The helpless commits himself to You; You are the helper of the fatherless.14But You Yourself have seen trouble and grief, observing it in order to take the matter into Your hands. The helpless entrusts himself to You; You are a helper of the fatherless.
15Break the arm of the wicked and the evil man; Seek out his wickedness until You find none.15Break the arm of the wicked and evil person; call his wickedness into account until nothing remains of it.
16The LORD is King forever and ever; The nations have perished out of His land.16The LORD is King forever and ever; the nations will perish from His land.
17LORD, You have heard the desire of the humble; You will prepare their heart; You will cause Your ear to hear,17 LORD, You have heard the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their hearts. You will listen carefully,
18To do justice to the fatherless and the oppressed, That the man of the earth may oppress no more.18doing justice for the fatherless and the oppressed so that men of the earth may terrify them no more.
The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.Holman Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission.
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