Chapter Text
10:1 Why do You stand afar off, O Yahweh? Why do You hide Yourself in times of distress?
10:2 In his lofty pride the wicked hotly pursues the afflicted; Let them be caught in the thoughts which they have devised.
10:3 For the wicked boasts of his soul’s desire, And the greedy man curses and spurns Yahweh.
10:4 The wicked, in the haughtiness of his countenance, does not seek Him. All his thoughts are, “There is no God.”
10:5 His ways prosper at all times; Your judgments are on high, out of his sight; As for all his adversaries, he snorts at them.
10:6 He says in his heart, “I will not be shaken; From generation to generation I will not be in adversity.”
10:7 His mouth is full of curses and deceit and oppression; Under his tongue is mischief and wickedness.
10:8 He sits in the places of the villages where one lies in wait; In the hiding places he kills the innocent; His eyes stealthily watch for the unfortunate.
10:9 He lies in wait in a hiding place as a lion in his lair; He lies in wait to catch the afflicted; He catches the afflicted when he draws him into his net.
10:10 He crouches, he bows down, And the unfortunate fall by his mighty ones.
10:11 He says in his heart, “God has forgotten; He has hidden His face; He will never see it.”
10:12 Arise, O Yahweh; O God, lift up Your hand. Do not forget the afflicted.
10:13 Why has the wicked spurned God? He has said in his heart, “You will not require it.”
10:14 You have seen it, for You have beheld mischief and vexation to take it into Your hand. The unfortunate commits himself to You; You have been the helper of the orphan.
10:15 Break the arm of the wicked and the evildoer, Seek out his wickedness until You find none.
10:16 Yahweh is King forever and ever; Nations have perished from His land.
10:17 O Yahweh, You have heard the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their heart, You will cause Your ear to give heed
10:18 To give justice to the orphan and the oppressed, So that man who is of the earth will no longer cause terror.