Psalms 10

• 1. Why, O LORD, do you stand far off? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?
• 2. In his arrogance the wicked man hunts down the weak, who are caught in the schemes he devises.
• 3. He boasts of the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD.
• 4. In his pride the wicked does not seek him; in all his thoughts there is no room for God.
• 5. His ways are always prosperous; he is haughty and your laws are far from him; he sneers at all his enemies.
• 6. He says to himself, "Nothing will shake me; I'll always be happy and never have trouble."
• 7. His mouth is full of curses and lies and threats; trouble and evil are under his tongue.
• 8. He lies in wait near the villages; from ambush he murders the innocent, watching in secret for his victims.
• 9. He lies in wait like a lion in cover; he lies in wait to catch the helpless; he catches the helpless and drags them off in his net.
• 10. His victims are crushed, they collapse; they fall under his strength.
• 11. He says to himself, "God has forgotten; he covers his face and never sees."
• 12. Arise, LORD! Lift up your hand, O God. Do not forget the helpless.
• 13. Why does the wicked man revile God? Why does he say to himself, "He won't call me to account"?
• 14. But you, O God, do see trouble and grief; you consider it to take it in hand. The victim commits himself to you; you are the helper of the fatherless.
• 15. Break the arm of the wicked and evil man; call him to account for his wickedness that would not be found out.
• 16. The LORD is King for ever and ever; the nations will perish from his land.
• 17. You hear, O LORD, the desire of the afflicted; you encourage them, and you listen to their cry,
• 18. defending the fatherless and the oppressed, in order that man, who is of the earth, may terrify no more.

Psalms 11

• 1. In the LORD I take refuge. How then can you say to me: "Flee like a bird to your mountain.
• 2. For look, the wicked bend their bows; they set their arrows against the strings to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart.
• 3. When the foundations are being destroyed, what can the righteous do?"
• 4. The LORD is in his holy temple; the LORD is on his heavenly throne. He observes the sons of men; his eyes examine them.
• 5. The LORD examines the righteous, but the wicked and those who love violence his soul hates.
• 6. On the wicked he will rain fiery coals and burning sulfur; a scorching wind will be their lot.
• 7. For the LORD is righteous, he loves justice; upright men will see his face.

Psalms 12

• 1. Help, LORD, for the godly are no more; the faithful have vanished from among men.
• 2. Everyone lies to his neighbor; their flattering lips speak with deception.
• 3. May the LORD cut off all flattering lips and every boastful tongue
• 4. that says, "We will triumph with our tongues; we own our lips -who is our master?"
• 5. "Because of the oppression of the weak and the groaning of the needy, I will now arise," says the LORD. "I will protect them from those who malign them."
• 6. And the words of the LORD are flawless, like silver refined in a furnace of clay, purified seven times.
• 7. O LORD, you will keep us safe and protect us from such people forever.
• 8. The wicked freely strut about when what is vile is honored among men.

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