Psalms 10:2-13

2In 1arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the needy; 2Let them be 3caught in the plots which they have devised.

3For the wicked 4boasts of his 5soul’s desire, And 6the greedy person curses and 7shows disrespect to the Lord.4The wicked, 8in his haughtiness, 9does not seek Him. 10There is no God in all his schemes.

5His ways 11succeed at all times; Yet Your judgments are on high, 12out of his sight; As for all his enemies, he snorts at them.6He says to himself, “13I will not be moved; 14Throughout the generations 15I will not be in adversity.”7His 16mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and 17oppression; 18Under his tongue is harm and injustice.8He sits in the 19lurking places of the villages; He 20kills the innocent in the secret places; His eyes 21surreptitiously watch for the 2223unfortunate.9He lurks in secret like 24a lion in his 25lair; He 26lurks to catch 27the needy; He catches the needy when he pulls him into his 28net.10Then he crushes the needy one, who cowers; And 29unfortunate people fall by his mighty power.11He 30says to himself, “God has forgotten; He has hidden His face; He will never see it.”

12Arise, Lord; God, 31lift up Your hand. 32Do not forget the humble.13Why has the wicked 33treated God disrespectfully? He has said to himself, “34You will not require an account.”