Psalm 10:2–11

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.”