Psalms 10

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• 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.

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