Psalms 10:2-13

2The wicked person arrogantly pursues oppressed people. He will be caught in the schemes that he planned.

3The wicked person boasts about his selfish desires. He blesses robbers, but he curses the Lord.

4He turns up his nose ⌞and says⌟, “God doesn’t care.” His every thought ⌞concludes⌟, “There is no God.”

5He always seems to succeed. Your judgments are beyond his understanding. He spits at all his opponents.

6He says to himself, “Nothing can shake me. I’ll never face any trouble.”

7His mouth is full of cursing, deception, and oppression. Trouble and wrongdoing are on the tip of his tongue.

8He waits in ambush in the villages. From his hiding places he kills innocent people. His eyes are on the lookout for victims.

9He lies in his hiding place like a lion in his den. He hides there to catch oppressed people. He catches oppressed people when he draws them into his net.

10⌞His⌟ victims are crushed. They collapse, and they fall under ⌞the weight of⌟ his power.

11He says to himself, “God has forgotten. He has hidden his face. He will never see it!”

12Arise, O Lord! Lift your hand, O God. Do not forget oppressed people!

13Why does the wicked person despise God? Why does he say to himself, “God doesn’t care”?