Psalm 10:2–11

²In arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the poor;

let them ⁿbe caught in the schemes that they have devised.

³For the wicked ^oboasts of the desires of his soul,

and the one greedy for gain ^pcurses¹ and ^qrenounces the Lord.

⁴In the pride of his face² the wicked does not ^qseek him;³

all his thoughts are, ^r“There is no God.”

⁵His ways prosper at all times;

your judgments are on high, ^sout of his sight;

as for all his foes, he ^tpuffs at them.

⁶He ^usays in his heart, “I shall not be moved;

throughout all generations I ^vshall not meet adversity.”

^7wHis mouth is filled with cursing and ^xdeceit and ^yoppression;

^zunder his tongue are ^amischief and ^biniquity.

⁸He sits in ambush in the villages;

in ^chiding places he murders the innocent.

His eyes stealthily watch for the helpless;

⁹he lurks in ambush like ^da lion in his ^ethicket;

he ^flurks that he may seize the poor;

he seizes the poor when he draws him into his ^gnet.

¹⁰The helpless are crushed, sink down,

and fall by his might.

¹¹He says in his heart, “God has forgotten,

he has ^hhidden his face, he ⁱwill never see it.”