Psa 10:2-11 | NASB2020 | STEP | In arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the needy ; Let them be caught in the plots which they have devised .

‏ Psalms 10:2-11

2 In ^aarrogance the wicked hotly pursue the needy;
^{▼▼Or They will be caught}Let them be ^ccaught in the plots which they have devised.

3 For the wicked ^dboasts of his ^esoul’s desire,
And ^{▼▼Or blesses the greedy man}the greedy person curses and ^gshows disrespect to the Lord.
4 The wicked, ^{▼▼Lit the height of his nose}in his haughtiness, ⁱdoes not seek Him.
^jThere is no God in all his schemes.

5 His ways ^ksucceed at all times;
Yet Your judgments are on high, ^lout of his sight;
As for all his enemies, he snorts at them.
6 He says to himself, “ ^mI will not be moved;
^{▼▼Lit To}Throughout the generations ^oI will not be in adversity.”
7 His ^pmouth is full of cursing, deceit, and ^qoppression;
^rUnder his tongue is harm and injustice.
8 He sits in the ^slurking places of the villages;
He ^tkills the innocent in the secret places;
His eyes ^{▼▼Lit lie in wait}surreptitiously watch for the ^{▼▼Or poor} ^wunfortunate.
9 He lurks in secret like ^xa lion in his ^{▼▼Or thicket}lair;
He ^zlurks to catch ^aathe needy;
He catches the needy when he pulls him into his ^abnet.
10 Then he crushes the needy one, who cowers;
And ^{▼▼Or unhappy}unfortunate people fall by his mighty power.
11 He ^adsays to himself, “God has forgotten;
He has hidden His face; He will never see it.”