Psalms 10

A Prayer for the Overthrow of the Wicked.

1Why 1do You standH5975 farH7350 awayH7350, LordH3068? Why 2do You hideH5956 3Yourself in timesH6256 of troubleH6869?2In 4arroganceH1346 the wickedH7563 hotlyH1814 pursueH310H1814 the needyH6041; 5Let them be 6caughtH8610 in the plotsH4209 whichH2098 they have devisedH2803.

3For the wickedH7563 7boastsH1984 of his 8soul’sH5315 desireH8378, And 9the greedyH1214 personH1214 cursesH1288 and 10showsH5006 disrespectH5006 to the LordH3068.4The wickedH7563, 11in his haughtinessH1363H639, 12does not seekH1875 Him. 13ThereH369 isH369 noH369 GodH430 in allH3605 his schemesH4209.

5His waysH1870 14succeedH2342 at allH3605 timesH6256; Yet Your judgmentsH4941 are on highH4791, 15out of his sightH5048; As for allH3605 his enemiesH6887, he snortsH6315 at them.6He saysH559 to himselfH3820, “16I will not be movedH4131; 17Throughout the generationsH1755 18I will not be in adversityH7451.”7His 19mouthH6310 is fullH4390 of cursingH423, deceitH4820, and 20oppressionH8496; 21UnderH8478 his tongueH3956 is harmH5999 and injusticeH205.8He sitsH3427 in the 22lurkingH3993 placesH3993 of the villagesH2691; He 23killsH2026 the innocentH5355 in the secretH4565 placesH4565; His eyesH5869 24surreptitiouslyH6845 watchH6845 for the 2526unfortunateH2489.9He lurksH693 in secretH4565 like 27a lionH743 in his 28lairH5520; He 29lurksH693 to catchH2414 30the needyH6041; He catchesH2414 the needyH6041 when he pullsH4900 him into his 31netH7568.10Then he crushesH1794 the needy one, who cowersH7817; And 32unfortunateH2489 peopleH2489 fallH5307 by his mightyH6099 power.11He 33saysH559 to himselfH3820, “GodH410 has forgottenH7911; He has hiddenH5641 His faceH6440; He will neverH1077H5331 seeH7200 it.”

12AriseH6965, LordH3068; GodH410, 34liftH5375 upH5375 Your handH3027. 35Do not forgetH7911 the humbleH6035.13WhyH5921H4100 has the wickedH7563 36treatedH5006 GodH430 disrespectfullyH5006? He has saidH559 to himselfH3820, “37You will not requireH1875 an account.”14You have seenH7200 it, for You have lookedH5027 at 38harmH5999 and provocationH3708 to 39takeH5414 it into Your handH3027. The 4041unfortunateH2489 commitsH5800 himself to You; You have beenH1961 the 42helperH5826 of the orphanH3490.1543BreakH7665 the armH2220 of the wickedH7563 and the evildoerH7451, 4445SeekH1875 outH1875 his wickednessH7562 until You findH4672 noneH1077.

16The LordH3068 is 46KingH4428 foreverH5769 and everH5703; 47NationsH1471 have perishedH6 from His landH776.17LordH3068, You have heardH8085 the 48desireH8378 of the humbleH6035; You will 49strengthenH3559 their heartH3820, 50You will makeH7181 Your earH241 attentiveH718118To 51vindicateH8199 the 52orphanH3490 and the 53oppressedH1790, So that mankindH582, which is of the earthH776, will noH1077 longerH3254H5750 causeH6206 54terrorH6206.