Psalms 10:1 (BSB)
Why, O LORD, do You stand far off? Why do You hide in times of trouble?

Psalms 10:2 (BSB)
In pride the wicked pursue the needy; let them be caught in the schemes they devise.

Psalms 10:3 (BSB)
For the wicked man boasts in the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD.

Psalms 10:4 (BSB)
In his pride the wicked man does not seek Him; in all his schemes there is no God.

Psalms 10:5 (BSB)
He is secure in his ways at all times; Your lofty judgments are far from him; he sneers at all his foes.

Psalms 10:6 (BSB)
He says to himself, “I will not be moved; from age to age I am free of distress.”

Psalms 10:7 (BSB)
His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and violence; trouble and malice are under his tongue.

Psalms 10:8 (BSB)
He lies in wait near the villages; in ambush he slays the innocent; his eyes watch in stealth for the helpless.

Psalms 10:9 (BSB)
He lies in wait like a lion in a thicket; he lurks to seize the oppressed; he catches the lowly in his net.

Psalms 10:10 (BSB)
They are crushed and beaten down; the hapless fall prey to his strength.

Psalms 10:11 (BSB)
He says to himself, “God has forgotten; He hides His face and never sees.”

Psalms 10:12 (BSB)
Arise, O LORD! Lift up Your hand, O God! Do not forget the helpless.

Psalms 10:13 (BSB)
Why has the wicked man renounced God? He says to himself, “You will never call me to account.”

Psalms 10:14 (BSB)
But You have regarded trouble and grief; You see to repay it by Your hand. The victim entrusts himself to You; You are the helper of the fatherless.

Psalms 10:15 (BSB)
Break the arm of the wicked and evildoer; call him to account for his wickedness until none is left to be found.

Psalms 10:16 (BSB)
The LORD is King forever and ever; the nations perish from His land.

Psalms 10:17 (BSB)
You have heard, O LORD, the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their hearts. You will incline Your ear,

Psalms 10:18 (BSB)
to vindicate the fatherless and oppressed, that the men of the earth may strike terror no more.
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