Psalm 10

PSALM 10

Do Not Forget the Afflicted

Lamedh

¹¹Why ^ado You stand afar off, O Yahweh?

Why ^bdo You hide ²Yourself in times of distress?

²In his ^alofty pride the wicked ¹hotly pursues the afflicted;

²Let them be ^bcaught in the thoughts which they have devised.

³For the wicked ^aboasts of his ^bsoul’s desire,

And ¹the greedy man curses and ^cspurns Yahweh.

⁴The wicked, in the haughtiness of his countenance, ^adoes not seek Him.

All his ¹thoughts are, “^bThere is no God.”

⁵His ways ^1aprosper at all times;

Your judgments are on high, ^bout of his sight;

As for all his adversaries, he snorts at them.

⁶He says in his heart, “^aI will not be shaken;

¹From generation to generation ^bI will not be in adversity.”

Pe

⁷His ^amouth is full of curses and deceit and ^boppression;

^cUnder his tongue is mischief and wickedness.

Ayin

⁸He sits in the ^1aplaces of the villages where one lies in wait;

In the hiding places he ^bkills the innocent;

His eyes ²stealthily watch for the ^3cunfortunate.

⁹He lies in wait in a hiding place as ^aa lion in his ¹lair;

He ^blies in wait to catch ^cthe afflicted;

He catches the afflicted when he draws him into his ^dnet.

¹⁰He ¹crouches, he ²bows down,

And the ³unfortunate fall ⁴by his mighty ones.

¹¹He ^asays in his heart, “God has forgotten;

He has hidden His face; He will never see it.”

Qoph

¹²Arise, O Yahweh; O God, ^alift up Your hand.

^bDo not forget the afflicted.

¹³Why has the wicked ^aspurned God?

He has said in his heart, “You will not require it.”

Resh

¹⁴You have seen it, for You have beheld ^amischief and vexation to ¹take it into Your hand.

The ^2bunfortunate commits himself to You;

You have been the ^chelper of the orphan.

Shin

^15aBreak the arm of the wicked and the evildoer,

^1bSeek out his wickedness until You find none.

¹⁶Yahweh is ^aKing forever and ever;

^bNations have perished from His land.

Tav

¹⁷O Yahweh, You have heard the ^adesire of the ¹humble;

You will ^bstrengthen their heart, ^cYou will cause Your ear to give heed

¹⁸To give justice to the ^aorphan and the ^boppressed,

So that man who is of the earth will no longer cause ^cterror.