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10:1   Why do you stand far away, LORD? Why do you hide in times of distress?
10:2  The wicked one arrogantly pursues the afflicted, who are trapped in the schemes he devises.
10:3  For the wicked one boasts about his own desire; he blesses the greedy and despises the LORD.
10:4  With haughty arrogance, the wicked thinks, "God will not seek justice." He always presumes "There is no God."
10:5  Their ways always seem prosperous. Your judgments are on high, far away from them. They scoff at all their enemies.
10:6  They say to themselves, "We will not be moved throughout all time, and we will not experience adversity."
10:7  Their mouth is full of curses, lies, and oppression, their tongues spread trouble and iniquity.
10:8  They wait in ambush in the villages, they kill the innocent in secret.
10:9  Their eyes secretly watch the helpless, lying in wait like a lion in his den. They lie in wait to catch the afflicted. They catch the afflicted when they pull him into their net.
10:10  The victim is crushed, and he sinks down; the helpless fall by their might.
10:11  The wicked say to themselves, "God has forgotten, he has hidden his face, he will never see it."
10:12  Rise up, LORD! Raise your hand, God. Don't forget the afflicted!
10:13  Why do the wicked despise God and say to themselves, "God will not seek justice."?
10:14  But you do see! You take note of trouble and grief in order to take the matter into your own hand. The helpless one commits himself to you; you have been the orphan's helper.
10:15  Break the arm of the wicked and evil man; so that when you seek out his wickedness you will find it no more.
10:16  The LORD is king forever and ever; nations will perish from his land.
10:17  LORD, you heard the desire of the afflicted; you will strengthen them, you will listen carefully,
10:18  to do justice for the orphan and the oppressed, so that men of the earth may cause terror no more.