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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1Lord, why do you stay so far away?
Why do you hide from people in times of trouble?
2The wicked are proud and make evil plans to hurt the poor,
who are caught in their traps and made to suffer.
3Those greedy people brag about the things they want to get.
They curse the Lord and show that they hate him.
4The wicked are too proud to ask God for help.
He does not fit into their plans.
5They succeed in everything they do.
They don’t understand how you can judge them.
They make fun of all their enemies.
6They say to themselves, “Nothing bad will ever happen to us.
We will have our fun and never be punished.”
7They are always cursing, lying,
and planning evil things to do.
8They hide just outside the villages,
waiting to kill innocent people,
always looking for any helpless person they can hurt.
9They are like lions hiding in the bushes
to catch weak and helpless animals.
They lay their traps for the poor,
who are caught in their nets.
10Again and again they hurt people
who are already weak and suffering.
11They say to themselves, “God has forgotten about us.
He is not watching.
He will never see what we are doing.”
12Lord, get up and do something.
Punish those who are wicked, God.
Don’t forget those who are poor and helpless.
13The wicked turn against God
because they think he will not punish them.
14But, Lord, you do see the pain and suffering they cause.
You see it, so punish them.
Those who were left helpless put their trust in you.
After all, you are the one who cares for orphans.
15Break the arms of those who are wicked and evil.
Punish them for the evil they have done,
and stop them from doing any more.
16Lord, you are King forever and ever,
so I know you will remove the wicked nations from your land.
17Lord, you have heard what the poor want.
Listen to their prayers, and do what they ask.
18Protect the orphans and those who have been hurt.
Don’t let powerful people drive us from our land!
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