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10:1  Why, Lord, do you stand afar and pay no heed in times of trouble?
10:2  Arrogant scoundrels pursue the poor; they trap them by their cunning schemes.
10:3  The wicked even boast of their greed; these robbers curse and scorn the Lord.
10:4  In their insolence the wicked boast: “God does not care; there is no God.”
10:5  Yet their affairs always succeed; they ignore your judgment on high; they sneer at all who oppose them.
10:6  They say in their hearts, “We will never fall; never will we see misfortune.”
10:7  Their mouths are full of oaths, violence, and lies; discord and evil are under their tongues.
10:8  They wait in ambush near towns; their eyes watch for the helpless to murder the innocent in secret.
10:9  They lurk in ambush like lions in a thicket, hide there to trap the poor, snare them and close the net.
10:10  The helpless are crushed, laid low; they fall into the power of the wicked,
10:11  Who say in their hearts, “God has forgotten, shows no concern, never bothers to look.”
10:12  Rise up, Lord! God, lift up your hand! Do not forget the poor!
10:13  Why should the wicked scorn God, say in their hearts, “God does not care”?
10:14  But you do see; you take note of misery and sorrow; you take the matter in hand. To you the helpless can entrust their cause; you are the defender of orphans.
10:15  Break the arm of the wicked and depraved; make them account for their crimes; let none of them survive.
10:16  The Lord is king forever; the nations have vanished from his land.
10:17  You listen, Lord, to the needs of the poor; you strengthen their heart and incline your ear.
10:18  You win justice for the orphaned and oppressed; no one on earth will cause terror again.