Psalms 10:1-13 ▼

1 Why, O YHWH, do You stand far off? Do You hide in times of distress?

2 In his arrogance, the wicked hotly pursue the afflicted; may they be caught in the schemes that they have devised!

3 For the wicked one boasts over the desire of his heart, and he blesses a dishonest gainer; he has despised YHWH.

4 The wicked one, in the height of his face, does not inquire; there is no God in any of his thoughts.

5 His paths are firm at every time; Your judgments are on high before him, and all his adversaries, he sneers at them.

6 He has said in his heart, “I shall not be moved—from generation to generation—to whom will be no adversity.”

7 His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and oppression; under his tongue are trouble and iniquity.

8 He sits in an ambush of the villages; in the hidden places he kills the innocent one; his eyes look stealthily on the helpless.

9 He lies in wait in the hidden place, like a lion in his lair; he lies in wait to catch the afflicted one; he catches the afflicted one by drawing him into his net.

10 He is crushed; he bows down, and the hapless one falls by his strength.

11 He has said in his heart, “God has forgotten; He hides His face; He will not see it forever.”

12 Arise, O YHWH! O God, lift up Your hand! You must not forget the afflicted ones.

13 Upon what does the wicked spurn God? He has said in his heart, “You will not call me to account.”