Psalms Chapter 10
1 Why stand so far away, Yahveh?
Why hide when trouble comes?
2 Sinners hunt down the poor in arrogance
and get themselves caught in their own schemes.
3 They brag about their sinful desires;
they bless the greedy and curse Yahveh.
4 In their arrogance, they don’t trust in him;
they just keep acting like there’s no God. Ps 10:1-4
5 Yet they always seem to prosper;
they don’t see your coming judgments from on high;
they sneer at adversaries
6and keep telling themselves, “We’re all set;
nothing bad is ever going to happen to us.”
7 They curse, deceive, and oppress;
scheming and sin are on the tip of their tongue.
8 They lie in ambush in villages,
kill innocent people in private,
and search for the unfortunate in stealth.
9 They lurk in hiding places like lions in a den
and sneak around to pounce on helpless people
when they snare them in their nets.
10 They crouch and slink down;
the unfortunate fall under their power.
11 They tell themselves, “God won’t remember;
he doesn’t pay attention to what’s going on;
he won’t even see it.”
Ps 10:5-11
12 Raise up your hand, Yahveh;
remember the helpless.
13 Why do sinners renounce you?
Why tell themselves you won’t call them to account?
14 You do see trouble and distress;
so you will take care of it.
Poor people commit themselves to you,
and you defend orphans.
15Break the arms of bad people;
search out sinners till there’s none left to find.
16 Yahveh, you’re King forever;
nations perish at your hand.
17 You listen to what the humble need
and increase your mercy toward them.
18 You vindicate the orphan and the oppressed
so worldly people can’t abuse them anymore.
Ps 10:12-18