| 10:1: Why do you stand far off, Yahweh? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble? |
| 10:2: In arrogance, the wicked hunt down the weak; They are caught in the schemes that they devise. |
| 10:3: For the wicked boasts of his heart's cravings, He blesses the greedy, and condemns Yahweh. |
| 10:4: The wicked, in the pride of his face, Has no room in his thoughts for God. |
| 10:5: His ways are prosperous at all times; He is haughty, and your laws are far from his sight: As for all his adversaries, he sneers at them. |
| 10:6: He says in his heart, "I shall not be shaken; For generations I shall have no trouble." |
| 10:7: His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and oppression. Under his tongue is mischief and iniquity. |
| 10:8: He lies in wait near the villages. From ambushes, he murders the innocent. His eyes are secretly set against the helpless. |
| 10:9: He lurks in secret as a lion in his ambush. He lies in wait to catch the helpless. He catches the helpless, when he draws him in his net. |
| 10:10: The helpless are crushed, they collapse, They fall under his strength. |
| 10:11: He says in his heart, "God has forgotten. He hides his face. He will never see it." |
| 10:12: Arise, Yahweh! God, lift up your hand! Don't forget the helpless. |
| 10:13: Why does the wicked person condemn God, And say in his heart, "God won't call me into account?" |
| 10:14: But you do see trouble and grief; You consider it to take it into your hand. You help the victim and the fatherless. |
| 10:15: Break the arm of the wicked. As for the evil man, seek out his wickedness until you find none. |
| 10:16: Yahweh is King forever and ever! The nations will perish out of his land. |
| 10:17: Yahweh, you have heard the desire of the humble. You will prepare their heart. You will cause your ear to hear, |
| 10:18: To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, That man who is of the earth may terrify no more. |
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