Psalm 10:1–5

1 Why, Lord, do you stand far off?

Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?

2 In his arrogance the wicked man hunts down the weak,

who are caught in the schemes he devises.

3 He boasts about the cravings of his heart;

he blesses the greedy and reviles the Lord.

4 In his pride the wicked man does not seek him;

in all his thoughts there is no room for God.

5 His ways are always prosperous;

your laws are rejected by him;

he sneers at all his enemies.

1 Why standest thou afar off, O Lord?

Why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?

2 The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor:

Let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.

3 For the wicked boasteth of his heart’s desire,

And blesseth the covetous, whom the Lord abhorreth.

4 The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God:

God is not in all his thoughts.

5 His ways are always grievous;

Thy judgments are far above out of his sight:

As for all his enemies, he puffeth at them.

1 O Lord, why do you stand so far away?

Why do you hide when I am in trouble?

2 The wicked arrogantly hunt down the poor.

Let them be caught in the evil they plan for others.

3 For they brag about their evil desires;

they praise the greedy and curse the Lord.

4 The wicked are too proud to seek God.

They seem to think that God is dead.

5 Yet they succeed in everything they do.

They do not see your punishment awaiting them.

They sneer at all their enemies.

1 Why do You stand afar off, O Lord? Why do You hide in times of trouble?

2 The wicked in his pride persecutes the poor;

Let them be caught in the plots which they have devised.

3 For the wicked boasts of his heart’s desire;

He blesses the greedy and renounces the Lord.

4 The wicked in his proud countenance does not seek God;

God is in none of his thoughts.

5 His ways are always prospering;

Your judgments are far above, out of his sight;

As for all his enemies, he sneers at them.

1 Lord, why are you so far away?

Why do you hide when there is trouble?

2 Proudly the wicked chase down those who suffer.

Let them be caught in their own traps.

3 They brag about the things they want.

They bless the greedy but hate the Lord.

4 The wicked people are too proud.

They do not look for God;

there is no room for God in their thoughts.

5 They always succeed.

They are far from keeping your laws;

they make fun of their enemies.

1 Why standest thou afar off, O Jehovah?

Why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?

2 In the pride of the wicked the poor is hotly pursued;

Let them be taken in the devices that they have conceived.

3 For the wicked boasteth of his heart’s desire,

And the covetous renounceth, yea, contemneth Jehovah.

4 The wicked, in the pride of his countenance, saith,

He will not require it.

All his thoughts are,

There is no God.

5 His ways are firm at all times;

Thy judgments are far above out of his sight:

As for all his adversaries, he puffeth at them.

1 Why, Jehovah, standest thou afar off? Why hidest thou thyself in times of distress? 2 The wicked, in his pride, doth hotly pursue the afflicted. They shall be taken in the devices that they have imagined. 3 For the wicked boasteth of his soul’s desire, and he blesseth the covetous; he contemneth Jehovah. 4 The wicked saith, in the haughtiness of his countenance, He doth not search out: all his thoughts are, There is no God! 5 His ways always succeed; thy judgments are far above out of his sight; as for all his adversaries, he puffeth at them.

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. 

1 Lord, why do You stand so far away?

Why do You hide in times of trouble?

2 In arrogance the wicked relentlessly pursue the afflicted;

let them be caught in the schemes they have devised.

3 For the wicked one boasts about his own cravings;

the one who is greedy curses and despises the Lord.

4 In all his scheming,

the wicked arrogantly thinks:

“There is no accountability,

since God does not exist.”

5 His ways are always secure;

Your lofty judgments are beyond his sight;

he scoffs at all his adversaries.

1 Why, O Lord, do you stand far off?

Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?

2 In arrogance the wicked persecute the poor—

let them be caught in the schemes they have devised.

3 For the wicked boast of the desires of their heart;

those greedy for gain curse and renounce the Lord.

4 In the pride of their countenance the wicked say, “God will not seek it out”;

all their thoughts are, “There is no God.”

5 Their ways prosper at all times;

your judgments are on high, out of their sight;

as for their foes, they scoff at them.

1 Why, O Yahweh, do you stand far off?

Why do you hide during times of distress?

2 In arrogance the wicked persecutes the poor.

Let them be caught in the schemes that they devised,

3 for the wicked boasts about the desire of his heart,

and the one greedy for gain curses and treats Yahweh with contempt.

4 With bald-faced pride the wicked will not seek God.

There is no God in any of his thoughts.

5 His ways endure at all times.

Your judgments are aloof from him.

As for all his enemies, he scoffs at them.

1 Lord, why are you so far away?

Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?

2 An evil person is proud and hunts down those who are weak.

He catches weak people by making clever plans.

3 He brags about what his heart longs for.

He speaks well of those who always want more.

He attacks the Lord with his words.

4 Because he is proud, that evil person doesn’t turn to the Lord.

There is no room for God in any of his thoughts.

5 Everything always goes well for him.

So he is proud.

He doesn’t want to have anything to do with God’s laws.

He makes fun of all of his enemies.

1 Why do You stand afar off, O Lord?

Why do You hide Yourself in times of trouble?

2 In pride the wicked hotly pursue the afflicted;

Let them be caught in the plots which they have devised.

3 For the wicked boasts of his heart’s desire,

And the greedy man curses and spurns the Lord.

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.