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 Prayer for Justice
1Why are you so far away, O LORD?
Why do you hide yourself when we are in trouble?
2The wicked are proud and persecute the poor;
catch them in the traps they have made.
3The wicked are proud of their evil desires;
the greedy curse and reject the LORD.
4The wicked do not care about the LORD;
in their pride they think that God doesn't matter.
5The wicked succeed in everything.
They cannot understand God's judgements;
they sneer at their enemies.
6They say to themselves, “I will never fail;
I will never be in trouble.”
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Rom 3.14
Their speech is filled with curses, lies, and threats;
they are quick to speak hateful, evil words.
8They hide themselves in the villages,
waiting to murder innocent people.
They spy on their helpless victims;
9they wait in their hiding places like lions.
They lie in wait for the poor;
they catch them in their traps and drag them away.
10The helpless victims lie crushed;
brute strength has defeated them.
11The wicked say to themselves, “God doesn't care!
He has closed his eyes and will never see me!”
12O LORD, punish those wicked people!
Remember those who are suffering!
13How can the wicked despise God
and say to themselves, “He will not punish me”?
14But you do see; you take notice of trouble and suffering
and are always ready to help.
The helpless commit themselves to you;
you have always helped the needy.
15Break the power of wicked and evil people;
punish them for the wrong they have done
until they do it no more.
16The LORD is king for ever and ever.
Those who worship other gods
will vanish from his land.
17You will listen, O LORD, to the prayers of the lowly;
you will give them courage.
18You will hear the cries of the oppressed and the orphans;
you will judge in their favour,
so that mortal men may cause terror no more.
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