NRSV Psalms 10 Chapter
10:1
Why, O LORD, do you stand far off? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?
10:2
In arrogance the wicked persecute the poor-- let them be caught in the schemes they have devised.
10:3
For the wicked boast of the desires of their heart, those greedy for gain curse and renounce the LORD.
10:4
In the pride of their countenance the wicked say, "God will not seek it out"; all their thoughts are, "There is no God."
10:5
Their ways prosper at all times; your judgments are on high, out of their sight; as for their foes, they scoff at them.
10:6
They think in their heart, "We shall not be moved; throughout all generations we shall not meet adversity."
10:7
Their mouths are filled with cursing and deceit and oppression; under their tongues are mischief and iniquity.
10:8
They sit in ambush in the villages; in hiding places they murder the innocent. Their eyes stealthily watch for the helpless;
10:9
they lurk in secret like a lion in its covert; they lurk that they may seize the poor; they seize the poor and drag them off in their net.
10:10
They stoop, they crouch, and the helpless fall by their might.
10:11
They think in their heart, "God has forgotten, he has hidden his face, he will never see it."
10:12
Rise up, O LORD; O God, lift up your hand; do not forget the oppressed.
10:13
Why do the wicked renounce God, and say in their hearts, "You will not call us to account"?
10:14
But you do see! Indeed you note trouble and grief, that you may take it into your hands; the helpless commit themselves to you; you have been the helper of the orphan.
10:15
Break the arm of the wicked and evildoers; seek out their wickedness until you find none.
10:16
The LORD is king forever and ever; the nations shall perish from his land.
10:17
O LORD, you will hear the desire of the meek; you will strengthen their heart, you will incline your ear
10:18
to do justice for the orphan and the oppressed, so that those from earth may strike terror no more.