PSALM 10
1Why
standest thou afar off, O LORD? why hidest thou thyself in times
of trouble? 2 The wickeda in his pride
doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have
imagined. 3 For the wicked boasteth of his heart’sb
desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the LORD abhorreth. 4
The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God:
God is not in all his thoughts. 5 His ways are always
grievous; thy judgments are far above out of his sight: as for
all his enemies, he puffeth at them. 6 He hath said in his heart,
I shall not be moved: for I shall neverc be in
adversity. 7 His mouth is full of cursing and deceitd
and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity. 8 He
sitteth in the lurking places of the villages: in the secret places doth he
murder the innocent: his eyes are privily set against the poor. 9
He lieth in wait secretlye as a lion in his den: he lieth in
wait to catch the poor: he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him into his
net. 10 He croucheth, and humbleth himself, that the poor
may fall by his strong ones. 11 He hath said in his heart, God
hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never see it.
12Arise, O
LORD; O God, lift up thine hand: forget not the humblef. 13
Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God? he hath said in his heart, Thou wilt
not require it. 14 Thou hast seen it; for thou
beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: the poor
committethg himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the
fatherless. 15 Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man:
seek out his wickedness till thou find none. 16 The LORD is
King for ever and ever: the heathen are perished out of his land. 17
LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepareh
their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear: 18 To judge the
fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more oppressi.
The Holy Bible
King James Version
The Holy Bible : King James Version. 1995. Oak
Harbor, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc.
a
The wicked...: Heb. In the pride of the wicked he doth persecute
b
heart’s: Heb. soul’s
c
never: Heb. unto generation and generation
d
deceit: Heb. deceits
e
secretly: Heb. in the secret places
f
humble: or, afflicted
g
committeth: Heb. leaveth
h
prepare: or, establish
i
oppress: or, terrify
