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
1Lord, why are you so distant? Why do you hide from me in times of trouble?
2The wicked chase down the poor with impunity. May they be trapped by the evil schemes they themselves invented.
3For the wicked boast about what they want to do. They praise the greedy, but treat the Lord with contempt.
4The wicked are too proud to come to God. In all their thinking they never consider God.
5What they do always seems to go well. They're unaware of God's judgments. They ridicule all their enemies.
6They tell themselves, “Nothing bad is going to happen to me. I'll never be in trouble!”
7Their speech is full of cursing, lies, and threats; their tongues are always ready to spread trouble and cause evil.
8They hide out in ambush in the villages, ready to kill innocent passers-by. They are always on the lookout for their next victim.
9They lie in ambush like a lion ready to attack, ready to leap out from their hiding place to seize their victim. They capture the helpless, throwing a net over them.
10Their victims are knocked down, laid low.#10:10. It is uncertain as to whether this line refers to the victims or the wicked. If it is the latter, it could be translated, “They crouch down and lie low.” They fall under the strength of the wicked.
11They tell themselves, “God won't notice. He's looking the other way. He won't ever see anything.”
12Take a stand, Lord! Raise your hand to strike! Don't forget those who can't defend themselves.
13Why do the wicked think they can treat God with such contempt? Why do they think that God won't make them accountable?
14But you do see the trouble and grief they cause. Take it into your own hands. The helpless trust in you; you defend the orphans.
15Destroy the power of the wicked, those evil people! Call each of them to account until there are none left!
16Lord, you are King forever and ever! The nations will vanish from their lands.
17Lord, you have heard the longing cries of those who are suffering. You will encourage them, for you will listen to them.
18You will defend the rights of orphans and the oppressed so that those who are mere human beings here on earth will never terrorize them again.
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