Psalms 10:1-9 ▼

1 Why, LORD, do you stand far off? Why do you pay no attention during times of trouble?

2 The wicked arrogantly chase the oppressed; the oppressed are trapped by the schemes the wicked have dreamed up.

3 Yes, the wicked man boasts because he gets what he wants; the one who robs others curses and rejects the LORD.

4 The wicked man is so arrogant he always thinks, |God won't hold me accountable; he doesn't care.|

5 He is secure at all times. He has no regard for your commands; he disdains all his enemies.

6 He says to himself, |I will never be upended, because I experience no calamity.|

7 His mouth is full of curses and deceptive, harmful words; his tongue injures and destroys.

8 He waits in ambush near the villages; in hidden places he kills the innocent. His eyes look for some unfortunate victim.

9 He lies in ambush in a hidden place, like a lion in a thicket; he lies in ambush, waiting to catch the oppressed; he catches the oppressed by pulling in his net.