10:1  Why do You stand afar off, O LORD? Why do You hide Yourself in times of trouble?

10:2  In pride the wicked hotly pursue the afflicted; Let them ensnare themselves in the plots which they have devised.

10:3  For the wicked boasts of his heart's desire, and the greedy man curses and spurns the LORD

10:4  The wicked, in the haughtiness of his countenance, does not seek Him

10:5  His ways prosper at all times; Your judgments remain on high, out of his sight; As for all his adversaries, he snorts at them.

10:6  He says to himself, "No one will move me; Throughout all generations I will not suffer adversity."

10:7  His mouth abundantly curses and demonstrates deceit and oppression; Under his tongue resides mischief and wickedness.

10:8  He sits in the lurking places of the villages; In the hiding places he kills the innocent; His eyes stealthily watch for the unfortunate.

10:9  He lurks in a hiding place as a lion in his lair; He lurks to catch the afflicted; He catches the afflicted when he draws him into his net.

10:10  He crouches, he bows down, and the unfortunate fall by his mighty ones.

10:11  He says to himself, "God has forgotten; He has hidden His face; He will never see it."

10:12  Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up Your hand. Do not forget the afflicted.

10:13  Why has the wicked spurned God? He has said to himself, "You will not require it."

10:14   You have seen it, for You have beheld mischief and vexation to take it into Your hand. The unfortunate commits himself to You; You have helped the orphan.

10:15  Break the arm of the wicked and the evildoer, Seek out his wickedness until You find none.

10:16  The LORD remains King forever and ever; Nations have perished from His land.

10:17  O LORD, You have heard the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their heart, You will incline Your ear

10:18  To vindicate the orphan and the oppressed, so that man of the earth will no longer cause terror.