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10:1  Why, O Yahweh, do you stand far off? Why do you hide during times of distress?
10:2  In arrogance the wicked persecutes the poor. Let them be caught in the schemes that they devised,
10:3  for the wicked boasts about the desire of his heart, and the one greedy for gain curses and treats Yahweh with contempt.
10:4  With bald-faced pride the wicked will not seek God. There is no God in any of his thoughts.
10:5  His ways endure at all times. Your judgments are aloof from him. As for all his enemies, he scoffs at them.
10:6  He says in his heart, “I shall not be moved throughout all generations, during which I will have no trouble.”
10:7  His mouth is filled with cursing, with deceits and oppression; under his tongue are trouble and evil.
10:8  He sits in ambush in villages; in the hiding places he kills the innocent. His eyes lurk for the helpless.
10:9  He lies in ambush secretly, like a lion in a thicket. He lies in ambush to seize the poor; he seizes the poor by catching him in his net.
10:10  He is crushed; he is bowed down; so the helpless host falls by his might.
10:11  He says in his heart, “God has forgotten. He has hidden his face. He never sees.”
10:12  Rise up, O Yahweh; O God, lift up your hand. Do not forget the afflicted.
10:13  Why does the wicked treat God with contempt? He says in his heart, “You will not call me to account.”
10:14  But you have seen; indeed you have noted trouble and grief to take it into your hand. The helpless abandons himself upon you; you have been the helper for the orphan.
10:15  Break the arm of the wicked, and as for the evil man— seek out his wickedness until you find none.
10:16  Yahweh is king forever and ever; the nations have perished from his land.
10:17  The longing of the afflicted you have heard, O Yahweh. You will make their heart secure. You will listen attentively
10:18  to render judgment for the fatherless and the oppressed so that a mere mortal from the earth will no longer cause terror.