Psalms 10 : 1 (NLT)
O LORD, why do you stand so far away? Why do you hide when I am in trouble?
Psalms 10 : 2 (NLT)
The wicked arrogantly hunt down the poor. Let them be caught in the evil they plan for others.
Psalms 10 : 3 (NLT)
For they brag about their evil desires; they praise the greedy and curse the LORD.
Psalms 10 : 4 (NLT)
The wicked are too proud to seek God. They seem to think that God is dead.
Psalms 10 : 5 (NLT)
Yet they succeed in everything they do. They do not see your punishment awaiting them. They sneer at all their enemies.
Psalms 10 : 6 (NLT)
They think, "Nothing bad will ever happen to us! We will be free of trouble forever!"
Psalms 10 : 7 (NLT)
Their mouths are full of cursing, lies, and threats. Trouble and evil are on the tips of their tongues.
Psalms 10 : 8 (NLT)
They lurk in ambush in the villages, waiting to murder innocent people. They are always searching for helpless victims.
Psalms 10 : 9 (NLT)
Like lions crouched in hiding, they wait to pounce on the helpless. Like hunters they capture the helpless and drag them away in nets.
Psalms 10 : 10 (NLT)
Their helpless victims are crushed; they fall beneath the strength of the wicked.
Psalms 10 : 11 (NLT)
The wicked think, "God isn't watching us! He has closed his eyes and won't even see what we do!"
Psalms 10 : 12 (NLT)
Arise, O LORD! Punish the wicked, O God! Do not ignore the helpless!
Psalms 10 : 13 (NLT)
Why do the wicked get away with despising God? They think, "God will never call us to account."
Psalms 10 : 14 (NLT)
But you see the trouble and grief they cause. You take note of it and punish them. The helpless put their trust in you. You defend the orphans.
Psalms 10 : 15 (NLT)
Break the arms of these wicked, evil people! Go after them until the last one is destroyed.
Psalms 10 : 16 (NLT)
The LORD is king forever and ever! The godless nations will vanish from the land.
Psalms 10 : 17 (NLT)
LORD, you know the hopes of the helpless. Surely you will hear their cries and comfort them.
Psalms 10 : 18 (NLT)
You will bring justice to the orphans and the oppressed, so mere people can no longer terrify them. For the choir director: A psalm of David.
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