Psalms 10:1-13 ▼

1 Why are you so distant, LORD? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?

2 The wicked person arrogantly pursues oppressed people. He will be caught in the schemes that he planned.

3 The wicked person boasts about his selfish desires. He blesses robbers, but he curses the LORD.

4 He turns up his nose [and says], |God doesn't care.| His every thought [concludes], |There is no God.|

5 He always seems to succeed. Your judgments are beyond his understanding. He spits at all his opponents.

6 He says to himself, |Nothing can shake me. I'll never face any trouble.|

7 His mouth is full of cursing, deception, and oppression. Trouble and wrongdoing are on the tip of his tongue.

8 He waits in ambush in the villages. From his hiding places he kills innocent people. His eyes are on the lookout for victims.

9 He lies in his hiding place like a lion in his den. He hides there to catch oppressed people. He catches oppressed people when he draws them into his net.

10 [His] victims are crushed. They collapse, and they fall under [the weight of] his power.

11 He says to himself, |God has forgotten. He has hidden his face. He will never see it!|

12 Arise, O LORD! Lift your hand, O God. Do not forget oppressed people!

13 Why does the wicked person despise God? Why does he say to himself, |God doesn't care|?