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