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 judgements 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 for ever 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.
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