Psalms 10
10
PSALM 10
Common Meter: 8,6,8,6
1Wherefore is it that thou, O Lord,
dost stand from us afar?
And wherefore hidest thou thyself,
when times so troublous are?
2The wicked in his loftiness
doth persecute the poor:
In these devices they have fram'd
let them be taken sure.
3The wicked of his heart's desire
doth talk with boasting great;
He blesseth him that's covetous,
whom yet the Lord doth hate.
4The wicked, through his pride of face,
on God he doth not call;
And in the counsels of his heart
the Lord is not at all.
5His ways they always grievous are;
thy judgments from his sight
Removed are: at all his foes
he puffeth with despight.
6Within his heart he thus hath said,
I shall not moved be;
And no adversity at all
shall ever come to me.
7His mouth with cursing, fraud, deceit,
is fill'd abundantly;
And underneath his tongue there is
mischief and vanity.
8He closely sits in villages;
he slays the innocent:
Against the poor that pass him by
his cruel eyes are bent.
9He, lion-like, lurks in his den;
he waits the poor to take;
And when he draws him in his net,
his prey he doth him make.
10Himself he humbleth very low,
he croucheth down withal,
That so a multitude of poor
may by his strong ones fall.
11He thus hath said within his heart,
The Lord hath quite forgot;
He hides his countenance, and he
for ever sees it not.
12O Lord, do thou arise; O God,
lift up thine hand on high:
Put not the meek afflicted ones
out of thy memory.
13Why is it that the wicked man
thus doth the Lord despise?
Because that God will it require
he in his heart denies.
14Thou hast it seen; for their mischief
and spite thou wilt repay:
The poor commits himself to thee;
thou art the orphan's stay.
15The arm break of the wicked man,
and of the evil one;
Do thou seek out his wickedness,
until thou findest none.
16The Lord is King through ages all,
ev'n to eternity;
The heathen people from his land
are perish'd utterly.
17O Lord, of those that humble are
thou the desire didst hear;
Thou wilt prepare their heart, and thou
to hear wilt bend thine ear;
18To judge the fatherless, and those
that are oppressed sore;
That man, that is but sprung of earth,
may them oppress no more.
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Psalms 10
10
A Song of Confidence in God’s Triumph over Evil
1Why do You stand afar off, O Lord?
Why do You hide in times of trouble?
2The wicked in his pride persecutes the poor;
#Ps. 7:16; 9:16Let them be caught in the plots which they have devised.
3For the wicked #Ps. 49:6; 94:3, 4boasts of his heart’s desire;
He #Prov. 28:4blesses the greedy and renounces the Lord.
4The wicked in his proud countenance does not seek God;
God is in none of his #Ps. 14:1; 36:1thoughts.
5His ways are always prospering;
Your judgments are far above, out of his sight;
As for all his enemies, he sneers at them.
6#Ps. 49:11; (Eccl. 8:11)He has said in his heart, “I shall not be moved;
#Rev. 18:7I shall never be in adversity.”
7#(Rom. 3:14)His mouth is full of cursing and #Ps. 55:10, 11deceit and oppression;
Under his tongue is trouble and iniquity.
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.
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.
10So he crouches, he lies low,
That the helpless may fall by his strength.
11He has said in his heart,
“God has forgotten;
He hides His face;
He will never see.”
12Arise, O Lord!
O God, #Ps. 17:7; 94:2; Mic. 5:9lift up Your hand!
Do not forget the #Ps. 9:12humble.
13Why do the wicked renounce God?
He has said in his heart,
“You will not require an account.”
14But You have #(Ps. 11:4)seen, for You observe trouble and grief,
To repay it by Your hand.
The helpless #(2 Tim. 1:12)commits himself to You;
#Ps. 68:5; Hos. 14:3You are the helper of the fatherless.
15Break the arm of the wicked and the evil man;
Seek out his wickedness until You find none.
16#Ps. 29:10The Lord is King forever and ever;
The nations have perished out of His land.
17Lord, You have heard the desire of the humble;
You will prepare their heart;
You will cause Your ear to hear,
18To do justice to the fatherless and the oppressed,
That the man of the earth may oppress no more.
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