Psalms 10
10
# 10 It is likely that Pss. 9 and 10 were originally one acrostic psalm. Eight Hebrew manuscripts unite them as well as the Aramaic, Septuagint, and the Latin Vulgate. The Cry of the Oppressed
The Lord is Concealed
1Lord, why do you seem so far away when evil is near?
Why have you hidden yourself when I need you the most? # 10:1 Or “when trouble is near.”
2The arrogant in their elitist pride persecute the poor and helpless.
May you pour out upon them
the very evil they’ve dreamed up against others!
3How they brag and boast of their cravings, exalting the greedy.
They congratulate themselves as they despise you—
4these arrogant ones, so smug and secure!
In their delusion the wicked boast, saying,
“God doesn’t care about what we do.
There’s nothing to worry about!”
5So successful are they in their schemes
and prosperous in all their plans!
Your laws are far from them;
they scoff at their enemies.
6They boast that neither God nor men will bring them down.
They sneer at all their enemies, saying in their hearts,
“We’ll have success in all we do
and never have to face trouble.”
7Their mouths spew out cursing, lies, and threats.
Only trouble and turmoil come from all their plans.
8-9Like beasts lurking in the shadows of the city,
they crouch silently in ambush, waiting for the innocent to pass by.
Pouncing on the poor, they catch them in their snare
to murder their prey in secret
as they plunder their helpless victims.
10They crush the lowly as they fall beneath their brutal blows,
watching their victims collapse in defeat!
11Then they say to themselves,
“The Lofty One # 10:11 This is the Hebrew name for God El, the “Lofty [Exalted] God.” is not watching while we do this.
He doesn’t even care! We can get away with it!”
The Lord is Concerned
12Now arise, Yahweh-God! Crush them once and for all!
Don’t forget the helpless and oppressed.
13How dare the wicked think they’ll reject God and escape judgment.
They say to themselves,
“God won’t hold me accountable.”
14Lord, I know you see all that they’re doing,
noting their each and every deed.
You know the trouble and turmoil they’ve caused.
Now punish them thoroughly for all that they’ve done!
The poor and helpless ones trust in you, Lord,
for you are famous for being the helper of the fatherless.
I know you won’t let them down.
15Break the power of the wicked and all their strong-arm tactics.
Search them out and destroy them
for the evil things they’ve done.
16You, Yahweh, are King forever and ever!
All the nations will perish from your land.
17Yahweh, you have heard the desires of the humble
and seen their hopes. # 10:17 The tenderhearted, compassionate God is able to hear our unspoken desires. What moves our hearts moves his heart. How kind is Yahweh!
You will hear their cries and encourage their hearts.
18The orphans and the oppressed will be terrified no longer,
for you will bring them justice, and no earth-dweller will trouble them again.
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10
A prayer for help
1Why are you far away, LORD?
Why do you hide yourself
when I am in trouble?
2Proud and brutal people
hunt down the poor.
But let them get caught
by their own evil plans!
3The wicked boast about
their deepest desires.
Those greedy people hate
and curse you, LORD.
4The wicked are too proud
to turn to you
or even think about you.
5They are always successful,
though they can't understand
your teachings,
and they keep sneering
at their enemies.
6In their hearts they say,
“Nothing can hurt us!
We'll always be happy
and free from trouble.”
7They curse and tell lies,#Ro 3.14.
and all they talk about
is how to be cruel
or how to do wrong.
8They hide outside villages,
waiting to strike and murder
some innocent victim.
9They are hungry lions
hiding in the bushes,
hoping to catch
some helpless passer-by.
They trap the poor in nets
and drag them away.
10They crouch down and wait
to grab a victim.
11They say, “God can't see!
He's got a blindfold on.”
12Do something, LORD God,
and use your powerful arm
to help those in need.
13The wicked don't respect you.
In their hearts they say,
“God won't punish us!”
14But you see the trouble
and the distress,
and you will do something.
The poor can count on you,
and so can orphans.
15Now break the arms
of all merciless people.
Punish them for doing wrong
and make them stop.
16Our LORD, you will always rule,
but nations will vanish
from the earth.
17You listen to the longings
of those who suffer.
You offer them hope,
and you pay attention
to their cries for help.
18You defend orphans
and everyone else in need,
so that no one on earth
can terrify others again.
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