Psalms 10

1Why do you keep far away, O Lord? why are you not to be seen in times of trouble?

1Unto the end. A psalm to David.

2The evil-doer in his pride is cruel to the poor; let him be taken by the tricks of his invention.

2In the Lord I put my trust: how then do you say to my soul: Get thee away from hence to the mountain, like a sparrow.

3For the evil-doer is lifted up because of the purpose of his heart, and he whose mind is fixed on wealth is turned away from the Lord, saying evil against him.

3For, lo, the wicked have bent their bow: they have prepared their arrows in the quiver, to shoot in the dark the upright of heart.

4The evil-doer in his pride says, God will not make a search. All his thoughts are, There is no God.

4For they have destroyed the things which thou hast made: but what has the just man done?

5His ways are ever fixed; your decisions are higher than he may see: as for his haters, they are as nothing to him.

5The Lord is in his holy temple, the Lord's throne is in heaven. His eyes look on the poor man: his eyelids examine the sons of men.

6He has said in his heart, I will not be moved: through all generations I will never be in trouble.

6The Lord trieth the just and the wicked: but he that loveth iniquity, hateth his own soul.

7His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and false words: under his tongue are evil purposes and dark thoughts.

7He shall rain snares upon sinners: fire and brimstone, and storms of winds, shall be the portion of their cup.

8He is waiting in the dark places of the towns: in the secret places he puts to death those who have done no wrong: his eyes are secretly turned against the poor.

8For the Lord is just, and hath loved justice: his countenance hath beheld righteousness.

9He keeps himself in a secret place like a lion in his hole, waiting to put his hands on the poor man, and pulling him into his net.

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10The upright are crushed and made low, and the feeble are overcome by his strong ones.

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11He says in his heart, God has no memory of me: his face is turned away; he will never see it.

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12Up! O Lord; let your hand be lifted: give thought to the poor.

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13Why has the evil-doer a low opinion of God, saying in his heart, You will not make search for it?

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14You have seen it; for your eyes are on sorrow and grief, to take it into your hand: the poor man puts his faith in you; you have been the helper of the child who has no father.

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15Let the arm of the sinner and the evil-doer be broken; go on searching for his sin till there is no more.

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16The Lord is King for ever and ever; the nations are gone from his land.

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17Lord, you have given ear to the prayer of the poor: you will make strong their hearts, you will give them a hearing:

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18To give decision for the child without a father and for the broken-hearted, so that the man of the earth may no longer be feared.

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