Psalm 10, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION
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1

Why, O LORD, do you stand far off?
Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?
 

2

In his arrogance the wicked man hunts down the weak,
who are caught in the schemes he devises.
 

3

He boasts of the cravings of his heart;
he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD.
 

4

In his pride the wicked does not seek him;
in all his thoughts there is no room for God.
 

5

His ways are always prosperous;
he is haughty and your laws are far from him;
he sneers at all his enemies.
 

6

He says to himself, “Nothing will shake me;
I’ll always be happy and never have trouble.”
 

7

His mouth is full of curses and lies and threats;
trouble and evil are under his tongue.
 

8

He lies in wait near the villages;
from ambush he murders the innocent,
watching in secret for his victims.
 

9

He lies in wait like a lion in cover;
he lies in wait to catch the helpless;
he catches the helpless and drags them off in his net.
 

10

His victims are crushed, they collapse;
they fall under his strength.
 

11

He says to himself, “God has forgotten;
he covers his face and never sees.”
 

12

Arise, LORD!  Lift up your hand, O God.
Do not forget the helpless.
 

13

Why does the wicked man revile God?
Why does he say to himself,
“He won’t call me to account”?
 

14

But you, O God, do see trouble and grief;
you consider it to take it in hand.
The victim commits himself to you;
you are the helper of the fatherless.
 

15

Break the arm of the wicked and evil man;
call him to account for his wickedness
that would not be found out.
 

16

The LORD is King for ever and ever;
the nations will perish from his land.
 

17

You hear, O LORD, the desire of the afflicted;
you encourage them, and you listen to their cry,
 

18

defending the fatherless and the oppressed,
in order that man, who is of the earth, may terrify no more.