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<p class="indent2"> Why do You hide in times of trouble? <A name="3"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/10-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>In pride the wicked pursue the needy; <p class="indent2"> let them be caught in the schemes they devise. <A name="4"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/10-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>For the wicked man boasts in the cravings of his heart; <p class="indent2"> he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD. <A name="5"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/10-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>In his pride the wicked man does not seek Him; <p class="indent2"> in all his schemes there is no God. <A name="6"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/10-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>He is secure in his ways at all times; <p class="indent2"> Your lofty judgments are far from him; <p class="indent2"> he sneers at all his foes. <A name="7"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/10-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>He says to himself, “I will not be moved; <p class="indent2"> from age to age I am free of distress.” <A name="8"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/10-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>His mouth is full of cursing, deceit,<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">a</a></span> and violence; <p class="indent2"> trouble and malice are under his tongue. <A name="9"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/10-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>He lies in wait near the villages; <p class="indent2"> in ambush he slays the innocent; <p class="indent2"> his eyes watch in stealth for the helpless. <A name="10"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/10-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>He lies in wait like a lion in a thicket; <p class="indent2"> he lurks to seize the oppressed; <p class="indent2"> he catches the lowly in his net. <A name="11"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/10-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>They are crushed and beaten down;<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">b</a></span> <p class="indent2"> the hapless fall prey to his strength. <A name="12"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/10-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>He says to himself, “God has forgotten; <p class="indent2"> He hides His face and never sees.” <A name="13"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/10-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Arise, O LORD! Lift up Your hand, O God! <p class="indent2"> Do not forget the helpless. <A name="14"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/10-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Why has the wicked man renounced God? <p class="indent2"> He says to himself, “You will never call me to account.” <A name="15"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/10-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>But You have regarded trouble and grief; <p class="indent2"> You see to repay it by Your hand. <p class="indent1"> The victim entrusts himself to You; <p class="indent2"> You are the helper of the fatherless. <A name="16"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/10-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Break the arm of the wicked and evildoer; <p class="indent2"> call him to account for his wickedness <p class="indent2"> until none is left to be found. <A name="17"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/10-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>The LORD is King forever and ever; <p class="indent2"> the nations perish from His land. <A name="18"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/10-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>You have heard, O LORD, the desire of the humble; <p class="indent2"> You will strengthen their hearts. <p class="indent1"> You will incline Your ear, <A name=""></a><p class="indent2"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/10-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>to vindicate the fatherless and oppressed, <p class="indent1"> that the men of the earth <p class="indent2"> may strike terror no more.</p><A name="fn"></a><div id="fnlink"><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:</b><br><br><span class="fnverse">7</span> <span class="footnotesbot">a</span> LXX <i>bitterness</i><span class="thin"> </span>; cited in <a href="../romans/3.htm#14">Romans 3:14</a><br><span class="fnverse">10</span> <span class="footnotesbot">b</span> Or <i>He crouches and lies low</i><span class="thin"> </span><br><br /></div><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Berean Bible (<a href=http://berean.bible>www.Berean.Bible</a>) <a href=http://bereanbible.com>Berean Study Bible (BSB)</a> © 2016, 2020 by <a href=http://biblehub.com>Bible Hub</a> and <a href=http://berean.bible>Berean.Bible</a>. 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