Psalms 10:1-13 ▼

1 <V 9:22>So then, why, O Lord, have you withdrawn far away? Why have you overlooked us in opportunity, in tribulation?

2 <V 9:23>While the impious is arrogant, the poor is enflamed. They are held by the counsels that they devise.

3 <V 9:24>For the sinner is praised by the desires of his soul, and the iniquitous is blessed.

4 <V 9:25>The sinner has provoked the Lord; according to the multitude of his wrath, he will not seek him.

5 <V 9:26>God is not before his sight. His ways are stained at all times. Your judgments are removed from his face. He will be master of all his enemies.

6 <V 9:27>For he has said in his heart, “I will not be disturbed: from generation to generation without evil.”

7 <V 9:28>His mouth is full of curses, and bitterness, and deceit. Under his tongue are hardship and sorrow.

8 <V 9:29>He sits in ambush, with resources in hidden places, so that he may execute the innocent.

9 <V 9:30>His eyes catch sight of the poor. He lies in ambush, in hiding like a lion in his den. He lies in ambush, so that he may seize the poor, to seize the poor as he draws him in.

10 <V 9:31>With his snare, he will bring him down. He will crouch down and pounce, when he has power over the poor.

11 <V 9:32>For he has said in his heart, “God has forgotten, he has turned away his face, lest he see to the end.”

12 <V 9:33>O Lord God, rise up. Let your hand be exalted. Do not forget the poor.

13 <V 9:34>How has the impious one provoked God? For he has said in his heart, “He will not inquire.”