10:1  Why, O LORD, do you stand far off?
Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?

10:2  In his arrogance the wicked man hunts down the weak,
who are caught in the schemes he devises.

10:3  He boasts of the cravings of his heart;
he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD.

10:4  In his pride the wicked does not seek him;
in all his thoughts there is no room for God.

10:5  His ways are always prosperous;
he is haughty and your laws are far from him;
he sneers at all his enemies.

10:6  He says to himself, "Nothing will shake me;
I'll always be happy and never have trouble."

10:7  His mouth is full of curses and lies and threats;
trouble and evil are under his tongue.

10:8  He lies in wait near the villages;
from ambush he murders the innocent,
watching in secret for his victims.

10:9  He lies in wait like a lion in cover;
he lies in wait to catch the helpless;
he catches the helpless and drags them off in his net.

10:10  His victims are crushed, they collapse;
they fall under his strength.

10:11  He says to himself, "God has forgotten;
he covers his face and never sees."

10:12  Arise, LORD! Lift up your hand, O God.
Do not forget the helpless.

10:13  Why does the wicked man revile God?
Why does he say to himself,
"He won't call me to account"?

10:14  But you, O God, do see trouble and grief;
you consider it to take it in hand.
The victim commits himself to you;
you are the helper of the fatherless.

10:15  Break the arm of the wicked and evil man;
call him to account for his wickedness
that would not be found out.

10:16  The LORD is King for ever and ever;
the nations will perish from his land.

10:17  You hear, O LORD, the desire of the afflicted;
you encourage them, and you listen to their cry,

10:18  defending the fatherless and the oppressed,
in order that man, who is of the earth, may terrify no more.