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Psalms 10

Psalm 10

A Prayer for the Overthrow of the Wicked.

¹Why do You stand far away, Lord? Why do You hide Yourself in times of trouble?

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

³¶For the wicked boasts of his soul’s desire, And the greedy person curses and shows disrespect to the Lord.

⁴The wicked, in his haughtiness, does not seek Him. There is no God in all his schemes.

⁵¶His ways succeed at all times; Yet Your judgments are on high, out of his sight; As for all his enemies, he snorts at them.

⁶He says to himself, “I will not be moved; Throughout the generations I will not be in adversity.”

⁷His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and oppression; Under his tongue is harm and injustice.

⁸He sits in the lurking places of the villages; He kills the innocent in the secret places; His eyes surreptitiously watch for the unfortunate.

⁹He lurks in secret like a lion in his lair; He lurks to catch the needy; He catches the needy when he pulls him into his net.

¹⁰Then he crushes the needy one, who cowers; And unfortunate people fall by his mighty power.

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

¹²¶Arise, Lord; God, lift up Your hand. Do not forget the humble.

¹³Why has the wicked treated God disrespectfully? He has said to himself, “You will not require an account.”

¹⁴You have seen it, for You have looked at harm and provocation to take it into Your hand. The unfortunate commits himself to You; You have been the helper of the orphan.

¹⁵Break the arm of the wicked and the evildoer, Seek out his wickedness until You find none.

¹⁶¶The Lord is King forever and ever; Nations have perished from His land.

¹⁷Lord, You have heard the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their heart, You will make Your ear attentive

¹⁸To vindicate the orphan and the oppressed, So that mankind, which is of the earth, will no longer cause terror.

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