10:1   Why are you so far away, O LORD? Why do you hide yourself when we are in trouble?

10:2   The wicked are proud and persecute the poor; catch them in the traps they have made.

10:3   The wicked are proud of their evil desires; the greedy curse and reject the LORD.

10:4   The wicked do not care about the LORD; in their pride they think that God doesn't matter.

10:5   The wicked succeed in everything. They cannot understand God's judgments; they sneer at their enemies.

10:6   They say to themselves, "We will never fail; we will never be in trouble."

10:7   Their speech is filled with curses, lies, and threats; they are quick to speak hateful, evil words.

10:8   They hide themselves in the villages, waiting to murder innocent people. They spy on their helpless victims;

10:9   they wait in their hiding place like lions. They lie in wait for the poor; they catch them in their traps and drag them away.

10:10   The helpless victims lie crushed; brute strength has defeated them.

10:11   The wicked say to themselves, "God doesn't care! He has closed his eyes and will never see me!"

10:12   O LORD, punish those wicked people! Remember those who are suffering!

10:13   How can the wicked despise God and say to themselves, "He will not punish me"?

10:14   But you do see; you take notice of trouble and suffering and are always ready to help. The helpless commit themselves to you; you have always helped the needy.

10:15   Break the power of wicked and evil people; punish them for the wrong they have done until they do it no more.

10:16   The LORD is king forever and ever. Those who worship other gods will vanish from his land.

10:17   You will listen, O LORD, to the prayers of the lowly; you will give them courage.

10:18   You will hear the cries of the oppressed and the orphans; you will judge in their favor, so that mortal men may cause terror no more.