Psalm 10
1 Why
do you stand
far off, LORD?
Why do you
hide yourself in
times of trouble?
2 In
arrogance, the
wicked hunt down the weak.
They are caught
in the schemes
that they devise.
3 For
the wicked boasts
of his heart’s
cravings.
He blesses the
greedy and condemns
the LORD.
4 The
wicked, in the
pride of his face,
has no room in
his thoughts
for God.
5 His
ways are prosperous
at all times.
He is arrogant,
and your laws are
far from his
sight.
As for all
his adversaries,
he sneers at them.
6 He says
in his heart, “I
shall not be
shaken.
For generations I
shall have no
trouble.”
7 His
mouth is full
of cursing, deceit,
and oppression.
Under his tongue
is mischief and
iniquity.
8 He lies
in wait near the
villages.
From ambushes, he murders
the innocent.
His eyes are
secretly set
against the helpless.
9 He lurks
in secret as
a lion in
his ambush.
He lies in wait
to catch
the helpless.
He catches
the helpless when he
draws him in
his net.
10 The helpless
are crushed.
They collapse.
They fall under his strength.
11 He says
in his heart, “God
has forgotten.
He hides his
face.
He will never
see it.”
12 Arise,
LORD!
God, lift up
your hand!
Don’t forget the helpless.
13 Why
does the wicked
person condemn God,
and say in his
heart, “God won’t call
me into account”?
14 But
you do see
trouble and grief.
You consider it
to take it
into your hand.
You help
the victim and the
fatherless.
15 Break
the arm of
the wicked.
As for the
evil man, seek
out his
wickedness until you
find none.
16 The
LORD is King
forever and ever!
The nations
will perish out of
his land.
17 LORD,
you have heard
the desire of
the humble.
You will prepare
their heart.
You will cause
your ear to
hear,
18 to
judge the
fatherless and the
oppressed,
that man who is
of the earth
may terrify no
more.