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Psalms 10 : 1 - 18
Chapter 10
1 | Why do You stand afar off, O LORD? Why do You hide in times of trouble?
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2 | The wicked in his pride persecutes the poor; Let them be caught in the plots which they have devised.
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3 | For the wicked boasts of his heart's desire; He blesses the greedy and renounces the LORD.
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4 | The wicked in his proud countenance does not seek God; God is in none of his thoughts.
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5 | His ways are always prospering; Your judgments are far above, out of his sight; As for all his enemies, he sneers at them.
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6 | He has said in his heart, "I shall not be moved; I shall never be in adversity."
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7 | His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and oppression; Under his tongue is trouble and iniquity.
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8 | He sits in the lurking places of the villages; In the secret places he murders the innocent; His eyes are secretly fixed on the helpless.
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9 | He lies in wait secretly, as a lion in his den; He lies in wait to catch the poor; He catches the poor when he draws him into his net.
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10 | So he crouches, he lies low, That the helpless may fall by his strength.
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11 | He has said in his heart, "God has forgotten; He hides His face; He will never see."
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12 | Arise, O LORD! O God, lift up Your hand! Do not forget the humble.
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13 | Why do the wicked renounce God? He has said in his heart, "You will not require an account."
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14 | But You have seen, for You observe trouble and grief, To repay it by Your hand. The helpless commits himself to You; You are the helper of the fatherless.
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15 | Break the arm of the wicked and the evil man; Seek out his wickedness until You find none.
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16 | The LORD is King forever and ever; The nations have perished out of His land.
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17 | LORD, You have heard the desire of the humble; You will prepare their heart; You will cause Your ear to hear,
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18 | To do justice to the fatherless and the oppressed, That the man of the earth may oppress no more.
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