Psalm 10:7–12

7 His mouth is filled with cursing and deceit and oppression;

under his tongue are mischief and iniquity.

8 He sits in ambush in the villages;

in hiding places he murders the innocent.

His eyes stealthily watch for the helpless;

9 he lurks in ambush like a lion in his thicket;

he lurks that he may seize the poor;

he seizes the poor when he draws him into his net.

10 The helpless are crushed, sink down,

and fall by his might.

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

he has hidden his face, he will never see it.”

12 Arise, O Lord; O God, lift up your hand;

forget not the afflicted.

7 His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud:

Under his tongue is mischief and vanity.

8 He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages:

In the secret places doth he murder the innocent:

His eyes are privily set against the poor.

9 He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den:

He lieth in wait to catch the poor:

He doth catch the poor, when he draweth him into his net.

10 He croucheth, and humbleth himself,

That the poor may fall by his strong ones.

11 He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten:

He hideth his face; he will never see it.

12 Arise, O Lord; O God, lift up thine hand:

Forget not the humble.

7 Their mouths are full of cursing, lies, and threats.

Trouble and evil are on the tips of their tongues.

8 They lurk in ambush in the villages,

waiting to murder innocent people.

They are always searching for helpless victims.

9 Like lions crouched in hiding,

they wait to pounce on the helpless.

Like hunters they capture the helpless

and drag them away in nets.

10 Their helpless victims are crushed;

they fall beneath the strength of the wicked.

11 The wicked think, “God isn’t watching us!

He has closed his eyes and won’t even see what we do!”

12 Arise, O Lord!

Punish the wicked, O God!

Do not ignore the helpless!

7 His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and oppression;

Under his tongue is trouble and iniquity.

8 He sits in the lurking places of the villages;

In the secret places he murders the innocent;

His eyes are secretly fixed on the helpless.

9 He lies in wait secretly, as a lion in his den;

He lies in wait to catch the poor;

He catches the poor when he draws him into his net.

10 So he crouches, he lies low,

That the helpless may fall by his strength.

11 He has said in his heart,

“God has forgotten;

He hides His face;

He will never see.”

12 Arise, O Lord!

O God, lift up Your hand!

Do not forget the humble.

7 Their mouths are full of curses, lies, and threats;

they use their tongues for sin and evil.

8 They hide near the villages.

They look for innocent people to kill;

they watch in secret for the helpless.

9 They wait in hiding like a lion.

They wait to catch poor people;

they catch the poor in nets.

10 The poor are thrown down and crushed;

they are defeated because the others are stronger.

11 The wicked think, “God has forgotten us.

He doesn’t see what is happening.”

12 Lord, rise up and punish the wicked.

Don’t forget those who need help.

7 His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and oppression:

Under his tongue is mischief and iniquity.

8 He sitteth in the lurking-places of the villages;

In the secret places doth he murder the innocent;

His eyes are privily set against the helpless.

9 He lurketh in secret as a lion in his covert;

He lieth in wait to catch the poor:

He doth catch the poor, when he draweth him in his net.

10 He croucheth, he boweth down,

And the helpless fall by his strong ones.

11 He saith in his heart, God hath forgotten;

He hideth his face; he will never see it.

12 Arise, O Jehovah; O God, lift up thy hand:

Forget not the poor.

7 His mouth is full of cursing, and deceit, and oppression; under his tongue is mischief and iniquity. 8 He sitteth in the lurking-places of the villages; in the secret places doth he slay the innocent: his eyes watch for the wretched. 9 He lieth in wait secretly, like a lion in his thicket; he lieth in wait to catch the afflicted: he doth catch the afflicted, drawing him into his net. 10 He croucheth, he boweth down, that the wretched may fall by his strong ones. 11 He saith in his heart, •God hath forgotten, he hideth his face, he will never see it.

12 Arise, Jehovah; O •God, lift up thy hand: forget not the afflicted.

7 His mouth is full of cursing, deception, and oppression. 

Trouble and wrongdoing are on the tip of his tongue. 

8 He waits in ambush in the villages. 

From his hiding places he kills innocent people. 

His eyes are on the lookout for victims. 

9 He lies in his hiding place like a lion in his den. 

He hides there to catch oppressed people. 

He catches oppressed people when he draws them into his net. 

10 ⸤His⸥ victims are crushed. 

They collapse, 

and they fall under ⸤the weight of⸥ his power. 

11 He says to himself, 

“God has forgotten. 

He has hidden his face. 

He will never see it!” 

12 Arise, O Lord! 

Lift your hand, O God. 

Do not forget oppressed people! 

7 Cursing, deceit, and violence fill his mouth;

trouble and malice are under his tongue.

8 He waits in ambush near the villages;

he kills the innocent in secret places.

His eyes are on the lookout for the helpless;

9 he lurks in secret like a lion in a thicket.

He lurks in order to seize the afflicted;

he seizes the afflicted and drags him in his net.

10 So he is oppressed and beaten down;

the helpless fall because of his strength.

11 He says to himself, “God has forgotten;

He hides His face and will never see.”

12 Rise up, Lord God! Lift up Your hand.

Do not forget the afflicted.

7 Their mouths are filled with cursing and deceit and oppression;

under their tongues are mischief and iniquity.

8 They sit in ambush in the villages;

in hiding places they murder the innocent.

Their eyes stealthily watch for the helpless;

9 they lurk in secret like a lion in its den;

they lurk that they may seize the poor;

they seize the poor and drag them off in their net.

10 They stoop, they crouch,

and the helpless fall by their might.

11 They think in their heart, “God has forgotten;

he has hidden his face; he will never see it.”

12 Rise up, O Lord; O God, lift up your hand;

do not forget the oppressed.

7 His mouth is filled with cursing,

with deceits and oppression;

under his tongue are trouble and evil.

8 He sits in ambush in villages;

in the hiding places he kills the innocent.

His eyes lurk for the helpless.

9 He lies in ambush secretly, like a lion in a thicket.

He lies in ambush to seize the poor;

he seizes the poor by catching him in his net.

10 He is crushed; he is bowed down;

so the helpless host falls by his might.

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

He has hidden his face.

He never sees.”

12 Rise up, O Yahweh;

O God, lift up your hand.

Do not forget the afflicted.

7 His mouth is full of curses and lies and warnings.

With his tongue he speaks evil and makes trouble.

8 Sinful people hide and wait near the villages.

From their hiding places they murder those who aren’t guilty of doing anything wrong.

They watch in secret for those they want to attack.

9 They hide and wait like a lion in the bushes.

From their hiding places they wait to catch those who are helpless.

They catch them and drag them off in their nets.

10 Those they have attacked are beaten up. They fall to the ground.

They fall because their attackers are too strong for them.

11 Sinful people say to themselves, “God doesn’t pay any attention.

He covers his face. He never sees us.”

12 Lord, rise up! God, show your power!

Don’t forget those who are helpless.

7 His mouth is full of curses and deceit and oppression;

Under his tongue is mischief and wickedness.

8 He sits in the lurking places of the villages;

In the hiding places he kills the innocent;

His eyes stealthily watch for the unfortunate.

9 He lurks in a hiding place as a lion in his lair;

He lurks to catch the afflicted;

He catches the afflicted when he draws him into his net.

10 He crouches, he bows down,

And the unfortunate fall by his mighty ones.

11 He says to himself, “God has forgotten;

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

12 Arise, O Lord; O God, lift up Your hand.

Do not forget the afflicted.