Psalms 10:1-9 ▼

1 Why do You stand afar off, O Yahweh? Why do You hide Yourself in times of distress?

2 In his lofty pride the wicked hotly pursues the afflicted; Let them be caught in the thoughts which they have devised.

3 For the wicked boasts of his soul’s desire, And the greedy man curses and spurns Yahweh.

4 The wicked, in the haughtiness of his countenance, does not seek Him. All his thoughts are, “There is no God.”

5 His ways prosper at all times; Your judgments are on high, out of his sight; As for all his adversaries, he snorts at them.

6 He says in his heart, “I will not be shaken; From generation to generation I will not be in adversity.”

7 His mouth is full of curses and deceit and oppression; Under his tongue is mischief and wickedness.

8 He sits in the places of the villages where one lies in wait; In the hiding places he kills the innocent; His eyes stealthily watch for the unfortunate.

9 He lies in wait in a hiding place as a lion in his lair; He lies in wait to catch the afflicted; He catches the afflicted when he draws him into his net.