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10:1  Why are you far away, Lord? Why do you hide yourself when I am in trouble?
10:2  Proud and brutal people hunt down the poor. But let them get caught by their own evil plans!
10:3  The wicked brag about their deepest desires. Those greedy people hate and curse you, Lord.
10:4  The wicked are too proud to turn to you or even think about you.
10:5  They are always successful, though they can't understand your teachings, and they keep sneering at their enemies.
10:6  In their hearts they say, “Nothing can hurt us! We'll always be happy and free from trouble.”
10:7  They curse and tell lies, and all they talk about is how to be cruel or how to do wrong.
10:8  They hide outside villages, waiting to strike and murder some innocent victim.
10:9  They are hungry lions hiding in the bushes, hoping to catch some helpless passerby. They trap the poor in nets and drag them away.
10:10  They crouch down and wait to grab a victim.
10:11  They say, “God can't see! He's got on a blindfold.”
10:12  Do something, Lord God, and use your powerful arm to help those in need.
10:13  The wicked don't respect you. In their hearts they say, “God won't punish us!”
10:14  But you see the trouble and the distress, and you will do something. The poor can count on you, and so can orphans.
10:15  Now break the power of all merciless people. Punish them for doing wrong and make them stop.
10:16  Our Lord, you will always rule, but every godless nation will vanish from the earth.
10:17  You listen to the longings of those who suffer. You offer them hope, and you pay attention to their cries for help.
10:18  You defend orphans and everyone else in need, so that no one on earth can terrify others again.