Psa 10 | NASB1995 | STEP | Why do You stand afar off, O Lord ? Why do You hide Yourself in times of trouble ?

Psalms 10

A Prayer for the Overthrow of the Wicked.

1 Why ^ado You stand afar off, O Lord?
Why ^bdo You hide ^{▼▼ Or Your eyes} Yourself in times of trouble?
2 In ^dpride the wicked ^{▼▼ Lit burn}hotly pursue the afflicted;
^{▼▼ Or They will be caught}Let them be ^gcaught in the plots which they have devised.

3 For the wicked ^hboasts of his ⁱheart’s desire,
And ^{▼▼ Or blesses the greedy man}the greedy man curses and ^kspurns the Lord.
4 The wicked, in the haughtiness of his countenance, ^ldoes not seek Him.
All his ^{▼▼ Or plots}thoughts are, ⁿ“There is no God.”

5 His ways ^{▼▼ Lit are strong
,} ^pprosper at all times;
Your judgments are on high, ^qout of his sight;
As for all his adversaries, he snorts at them.
6 He says to himself, ^r“I will not be moved;
^{▼▼ Lit To}Throughout all generations ^tI will not be in adversity.”
7 His ^umouth is full of curses and deceit and ^voppression;
^wUnder his tongue is mischief and wickedness.
8 He sits in the ^xlurking places of the villages;
In the hiding places he ^ykills the innocent;
His eyes ^{▼▼ Lit lie in wait}stealthily watch for the ^{▼▼ Or poor
,} ^abunfortunate.
9 He lurks in a hiding place as ^aca lion in his ^{▼▼ Or thicket}lair;
He ^aelurks to catch ^afthe afflicted;
He catches the afflicted when he draws him into his ^agnet.
10 He ^{▼▼ Or is crushed}crouches, he ^{▼▼ Or is bowed down}bows down,
And the ^{▼▼ Or poor}unfortunate fall ^{▼▼ Or into his claws}by his mighty ones.
11 He ^alsays to himself, “God has forgotten;
He has hidden His face; He will never see it.”

12 Arise, O Lord; O God, ^amlift up Your hand.
^anDo not forget the afflicted.
13 Why has the wicked ^aospurned God?
He has said to himself, “You will not require it.”
14 You have seen it, for You have beheld ^apmischief and vexation to ^{▼▼ Lit put, give}take it into Your hand.
The ^{▼▼ Or poor
,} ^asunfortunate commits himself to You;
You have been the ^athelper of the orphan.
15 ^auBreak the arm of the wicked and the evildoer,
^{▼▼ Or May You seek
,} ^awSeek out his wickedness until You find none.

16 The Lord is ^axKing forever and ever;
^ayNations have perished from His land.
17 O Lord, You have heard the ^azdesire of the ^{▼▼ Or afflicted}humble;
You will ^bbstrengthen their heart, ^bcYou will incline Your ear
18 To ^{▼▼ Lit judge}vindicate the ^beorphan and the ^bfoppressed,
So that man who is of the earth will no longer cause ^bgterror.