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10:1  Why do you stand so far away, Lord, hiding yourself in troubling times?
10:2  Meanwhile, the wicked are proudly in hot pursuit of those who suffer. Let them get caught in the very same schemes they’ve thought up!
10:3  The wicked brag about their body’s cravings; the greedy reject the Lord, cursing.
10:4  At the peak of their wrath, the wicked don’t seek God: There’s no God— that’s what they are always thinking.
10:5  Their ways are always twisted. Your rules are too lofty for them. They snort at all their foes.
10:6  They think to themselves, We’ll never stumble. We’ll never encounter any resistance.
10:7  Their mouths are filled with curses, dishonesty, violence. Under their tongues lie troublemaking and wrongdoing.
10:8  They wait in a place perfect for ambush; from their hiding places they kill innocent people; their eyes spot those who are helpless.
10:9  They lie in ambush in secret places, like a lion in its lair. They lie in ambush so they can seize those who suffer! They seize the poor, all right, dragging them off in their nets.
10:10  Their helpless victims are crushed; they collapse, falling prey to the strength of the wicked.
10:11  The wicked think to themselves: God has forgotten. God has hidden his face. God never sees anything!
10:12  Get up, Lord! Get your fist ready, God! Don’t forget the ones who suffer!
10:13  Why do the wicked reject God? Why do they think to themselves that you won’t find out?
10:14  But you do see! You do see troublemaking and grief, and you do something about it! The helpless leave it all to you. You are the orphan’s helper.
10:15  Break the arms of those who are wicked and evil. Seek out their wickedness until there’s no more to find.
10:16  The Lord rules forever and always! The nations will vanish from his land.
10:17  Lord, you listen to the desires of those who suffer. You steady their hearts; you listen closely to them,
10:18  to establish justice for the orphan and the oppressed, so that people of the land will never again be terrified.