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10:1  Why do You stand afar off, O Lord? Why do You hide in times of trouble?
10:2  The wicked in his pride persecutes the poor; Let them be caught in the plots which they have devised.
10:3  For the wicked boasts of his heart’s desire; He blesses the greedy and renounces the Lord.
10:4  The wicked in his proud countenance does not seek God; God is in none of his thoughts.
10:5  His ways are always prospering; Your judgments are far above, out of his sight; As for all his enemies, he sneers at them.
10:6  He has said in his heart, “I shall not be moved; I shall never be in adversity.”
10:7  His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and oppression; Under his tongue is trouble and iniquity.
10:8  He sits in the lurking places of the villages; In the secret places he murders the innocent; His eyes are secretly fixed on the helpless.
10:9  He lies in wait secretly, as a lion in his den; He lies in wait to catch the poor; He catches the poor when he draws him into his net.
10:10  So he crouches, he lies low, That the helpless may fall by his strength.
10:11  He has said in his heart, “God has forgotten; He hides His face; He will never see.”
10:12  Arise, O Lord! O God, lift up Your hand! Do not forget the humble.
10:13  Why do the wicked renounce God? He has said in his heart, “You will not require an account.”
10:14  But You have seen, for You observe trouble and grief, To repay it by Your hand. The helpless commits himself to You; You are the helper of the fatherless.
10:15  Break the arm of the wicked and the evil man; Seek out his wickedness until You find none.
10:16  The Lord is King forever and ever; The nations have perished out of His land.
10:17  Lord, You have heard the desire of the humble; You will prepare their heart; You will cause Your ear to hear,
10:18  To do justice to the fatherless and the oppressed, That the man of the earth may oppress no more.