Psalms - Chapter 10 | Good News Translation

  • 1. Why are you so far away, O LORD? Why do you hide yourself when we are in trouble?
  • 2. The wicked are proud and persecute the poor; catch them in the traps they have made.
  • 3. The wicked are proud of their evil desires; the greedy curse and reject the LORD.
  • 4. The wicked do not care about the LORD; in their pride they think that God doesn't matter.
  • 5. The wicked succeed in everything. They cannot understand God's judgments; they sneer at their enemies.
  • 6. They say to themselves, "We will never fail; we will never be in trouble."
  • 7. Their speech is filled with curses, lies, and threats; they are quick to speak hateful, evil words.
  • 8. They hide themselves in the villages, waiting to murder innocent people. They spy on their helpless victims;
  • 9. they wait in their hiding place like lions. They lie in wait for the poor; they catch them in their traps and drag them away.
  • 10. The helpless victims lie crushed; brute strength has defeated them.
  • 11. The wicked say to themselves, "God doesn't care! He has closed his eyes and will never see me!"
  • 12. O LORD, punish those wicked people! Remember those who are suffering!
  • 13. How can the wicked despise God and say to themselves, "He will not punish me"?
  • 14. But you do see; you take notice of trouble and suffering and are always ready to help. The helpless commit themselves to you; you have always helped the needy.
  • 15. Break the power of wicked and evil people; punish them for the wrong they have done until they do it no more.
  • 16. The LORD is king forever and ever. Those who worship other gods will vanish from his land.
  • 17. You will listen, O LORD, to the prayers of the lowly; you will give them courage.
  • 18. You will hear the cries of the oppressed and the orphans; you will judge in their favor, so that mortal men may cause terror no more.
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