Psalms 10
New International Version - Psalms 10 << | >> 123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133134135136137138139140141142143144145146147148149150 10:1 Why, O Lord , do you stand far off? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble? 10:2 In his arrogance the wicked man hunts down the weak, who are caught in the schemes he devises. 10:3 He boasts of the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the Lord. 10:4 In his pride the wicked does not seek him; in all his thoughts there is no room for God. 10:5 His ways are always prosperous; he is haughty and your laws are far from him; he sneers at all his enemies. 10:6 He says to himself, 'Nothing will shake me; I'll always be happy and never have trouble.' 10:7 His mouth is full of curses and lies and threats; trouble and evil are under his tongue. 10:8 He lies in wait near the villages; from ambush he murders the innocent, watching in secret for his victims. 10:9 He lies in wait like a lion in cover; he lies in wait to catch the helpless; he catches the helpless and drags them off in his net. 10:10 His victims are crushed, they collapse; they fall under his strength. 10:11 He says to himself, 'God has forgotten; he covers his face and never sees.' 10:12 Arise, Lord ! Lift up your hand, O God. Do not forget the helpless. 10:13 Why does the wicked man revile God? Why does he say to himself, 'He won't call me to account'? 10:14 But you, O God, do see trouble and grief; you consider it to take it in hand. The victim commits himself to you; you are the helper of the fatherless. 10:15 Break the arm of the wicked and evil man; call him to account for his wickedness that would not be found out. 10:16 The Lord is King for ever and ever; the nations will perish from his land. 10:17 You hear, O Lord , the desire of the afflicted; you encourage them, and you listen to their cry, 10:18 defending the fatherless and the oppressed, in order that man, who is of the earth, may terrify no more.