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10:1  Why do You stand far away, O Lord? Why do You hide [Yourself, veiling Your eyes] in times of trouble?
10:2  In pride and arrogance the wicked hotly pursue and persecute the afflicted; Let them be caught in the plots which they have devised.
10:3  For the wicked boasts and sings the praises of his heart’s desire, And the greedy man curses and spurns [and even despises] the Lord.
10:4  The wicked, in the haughtiness of his face, will not seek nor inquire for Him; All his thoughts are, “There is no God [so there is no accountability or punishment].”
10:5  His ways prosper at all times; Your judgments [Lord] are on high, out of his sight [so he never thinks about them]; As for all his enemies, he sneers at them.
10:6  He says to himself, “I will not be moved; For throughout all generations I will not be in adversity [for nothing bad will happen to me].”
10:7  His mouth is full of curses and deceit (fraud) and oppression; Under his tongue is mischief and wickedness [injustice and sin].
10:8  He lurks in ambush in the villages; In hiding places he kills the innocent; He lies in wait for the unfortunate [the unhappy, the poor, the helpless].
10:9  He lurks in a hiding place like a lion in his lair; He lies in wait to catch the afflicted; He catches the afflicted when he draws him into his net.
10:10  He crushes [his prey] and crouches; And the unfortunate fall by his mighty claws.
10:11  He says to himself, “God has [quite] forgotten; He has hidden His face; He will never see my deed.”
10:12  Arise, O Lord! O God, lift up Your hand [in judgment]; Do not forget the suffering.
10:13  Why has the wicked spurned and shown disrespect to God? He has said to himself, “You will not require me to account.”
10:14  You have seen it, for You have noted mischief and vexation (irritation) to take it into Your hand. The unfortunate commits himself to You; You are the helper of the fatherless.
10:15  Break the arm of the wicked and the evildoer, Seek out his wickedness until You find no more.
10:16  The Lord is King forever and ever; The nations will perish from His land.
10:17  O Lord, You have heard the desire of the humble and oppressed; You will strengthen their heart, You will incline Your ear to hear,
10:18  To vindicate and obtain justice for the fatherless and the oppressed, So that man who is of the earth will no longer terrify them.