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Psalms 10

¹Why are you so far away, O LORD? Why do you hide yourself when we are in trouble?

²The wicked are proud and persecute the poor; catch them in the traps they have made.

³The wicked are proud of their evil desires; the greedy curse and reject the LORD.

⁴The wicked do not care about the LORD; in their pride they think that God doesn't matter.

⁵The wicked succeed in everything. They cannot understand God's judgments; they sneer at their enemies.

⁶They say to themselves, "We will never fail; we will never be in trouble."

⁷Their speech is filled with curses, lies, and threats; they are quick to speak hateful, evil words.

⁸They hide themselves in the villages, waiting to murder innocent people. They spy on their helpless victims;

⁹they wait in their hiding place like lions. They lie in wait for the poor; they catch them in their traps and drag them away.

¹⁰The helpless victims lie crushed; brute strength has defeated them.

¹¹The wicked say to themselves, "God doesn't care! He has closed his eyes and will never see me!"

¹²O LORD, punish those wicked people! Remember those who are suffering!

¹³How can the wicked despise God and say to themselves, "He will not punish me"?

¹⁴But you do see; you take notice of trouble and suffering and are always ready to help. The helpless commit themselves to you; you have always helped the needy.

¹⁵Break the power of wicked and evil people; punish them for the wrong they have done until they do it no more.

¹⁶The LORD is king forever and ever. Those who worship other gods will vanish from his land.

¹⁷You will listen, O LORD, to the prayers of the lowly; you will give them courage.

¹⁸You will hear the cries of the oppressed and the orphans; you will judge in their favor, so that mortal men may cause terror no more.