Psalm 10 - New American Standard Bible (NASB)

A Prayer for the Overthrow of the Wicked.

10 Why (A)do You stand far away, Lord?
Why (B)do You hide [a]Yourself in times of trouble?
2 In (C)arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the needy;
[b]Let them be (D)caught in the plots which they have devised.

3 For the wicked (E)boasts of his (F)soul’s desire,
And [c]the greedy person curses and (G)shows disrespect to the Lord.
4 The wicked, [d]in his haughtiness, (H)does not seek Him.
(I)There is no God in all his schemes.

5 His ways (J)succeed at all times;
Yet Your judgments are on high, (K)out of his sight;
As for all his enemies, he snorts at them.
6 He says to himself, “(L)I will not be moved;
[e]Throughout the generations (M)I will not be in adversity.”
7 His (N)mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and (O)oppression;
(P)Under his tongue is harm and injustice.
8 He sits in the (Q)lurking places of the villages;
He (R)kills the innocent in the secret places;
His eyes [f]surreptitiously watch for the [g](S)unfortunate.
9 He lurks in secret like (T)a lion in his [h]lair;
He (U)lurks to catch (V)the needy;
He catches the needy when he pulls him into his (W)net.
10 Then he crushes the needy one, who cowers;
And [i]unfortunate people fall by his mighty power.
11 He (X)says to himself, “God has forgotten;
He has hidden His face; He will never see it.”

12 Arise, Lord; God, (Y)lift up Your hand.
(Z)Do not forget the humble.
13 Why has the wicked (AA)treated God disrespectfully?
He has said to himself, “[j]You will not require an account.”
14 You have seen it, for You have looked at (AB)harm and provocation to [k]take it into Your hand.
The [l](AC)unfortunate commits himself to You;
You have been the (AD)helper of the orphan.
15 (AE)Break the arm of the wicked and the evildoer,
[m](AF)Seek out his wickedness until You find none.

16 The Lord is (AG)King forever and ever;
(AH)Nations have perished from His land.
17 Lord, You have heard the (AI)desire of the humble;
You will (AJ)strengthen their heart, (AK)You will make Your ear attentive
18 To [n]vindicate the (AL)orphan and the (AM)oppressed,
So that mankind, which is of the earth, will no longer cause (AN)terror.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 10:1 Or Your eyes
  2. Psalm 10:2 Or They will be caught
  3. Psalm 10:3 Or blesses the greedy man
  4. Psalm 10:4 Lit the height of his nose
  5. Psalm 10:6 Lit To
  6. Psalm 10:8 Lit lie in wait
  7. Psalm 10:8 Or poor
  8. Psalm 10:9 Or thicket
  9. Psalm 10:10 Or unhappy
  10. Psalm 10:13 I.e., as though God will ignore it
  11. Psalm 10:14 Lit put, give
  12. Psalm 10:14 Or poor
  13. Psalm 10:15 Or May You seek
  14. Psalm 10:18 Lit judge

Cross references

  1. Psalm 10:1 : Ps 22:1
  2. Psalm 10:1 : Ps 13:1; 55:1
  3. Psalm 10:2 : Ps 73:6, 8
  4. Psalm 10:2 : Ps 7:16; 9:16
  5. Psalm 10:3 : Ps 49:6; 94:3, 4
  6. Psalm 10:3 : Ps 112:10
  7. Psalm 10:3 : Ps 10:13
  8. Psalm 10:4 : Ps 10:13; 36:2
  9. Psalm 10:4 : Ps 14:1; 36:1
  10. Psalm 10:5 : Ps 52:7
  11. Psalm 10:5 : Ps 28:5
  12. Psalm 10:6 : Ps 49:11; Eccl 8:11
  13. Psalm 10:6 : Rev 18:7
  14. Psalm 10:7 : Rom 3:14
  15. Psalm 10:7 : Ps 73:8
  16. Psalm 10:7 : Job 20:12; Ps 140:3
  17. Psalm 10:8 : Ps 11:2
  18. Psalm 10:8 : Ps 94:6
  19. Psalm 10:8 : Ps 72:12
  20. Psalm 10:9 : Ps 17:12
  21. Psalm 10:9 : Ps 59:3; Mic 7:2
  22. Psalm 10:9 : Ps 10:2
  23. Psalm 10:9 : Ps 140:5
  24. Psalm 10:11 : Ps 10:4
  25. Psalm 10:12 : Ps 17:7; Mic 5:9
  26. Psalm 10:12 : Ps 9:12
  27. Psalm 10:13 : Ps 10:3
  28. Psalm 10:14 : Ps 10:7
  29. Psalm 10:14 : Ps 22:11
  30. Psalm 10:14 : Ps 68:5
  31. Psalm 10:15 : Ps 37:17
  32. Psalm 10:15 : Ps 140:11
  33. Psalm 10:16 : Ps 29:10
  34. Psalm 10:16 : Deut 8:20
  35. Psalm 10:17 : Ps 9:18
  36. Psalm 10:17 : 1 Chr 29:18
  37. Psalm 10:17 : Ps 34:15
  38. Psalm 10:18 : Ps 146:9
  39. Psalm 10:18 : Ps 9:9; 74:21
  40. Psalm 10:18 : Is 29:20

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