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Psalm 10 :: Revised Standard Version (RSV)

Psa 10:1Why dost thou stand afar off, O LORD? Why dost thou hide thyself in times of trouble?
Psa 10:2In arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the poor; let them be caught in the schemes which they have devised.
Psa 10:3For the wicked boasts of the desires of his heart, and the man greedy for gain curses and renounces the LORD.
Psa 10:4In the pride of his countenance the wicked does not seek him; all his thoughts are, "There is no God."
Psa 10:5His ways prosper at all times; thy judgments are on high, out of his sight; as for all his foes, he puffs at them.
Psa 10:6He thinks in his heart, "I shall not be moved; throughout all generations I shall not meet adversity."
Psa 10:7His mouth is filled with cursing and deceit and oppression; under his tongue are mischief and iniquity.
Psa 10:8He sits in ambush in the villages; in hiding places he murders the innocent. His eyes stealthily watch for the hapless,
Psa 10:9he lurks in secret like a lion in his covert; he lurks that he may seize the poor, he seizes the poor when he draws him into his net.
Psa 10:10The hapless is crushed, sinks down, and falls by his might.
Psa 10:11He thinks in his heart, "God has forgotten, he has hidden his face, he will never see it."
Psa 10:12Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up thy hand; forget not the afflicted.
Psa 10:13Why does the wicked renounce God, and say in his heart, "Thou wilt not call to account"?
Psa 10:14Thou dost see; yea, thou dost note trouble and vexation, that thou mayest take it into thy hands; the hapless commits himself to thee; thou hast been the helper of the fatherless.
Psa 10:15Break thou the arm of the wicked and evildoer; seek out his wickedness till thou find none.
Psa 10:16The LORD is king for ever and ever; the nations shall perish from his land.
Psa 10:17O LORD, thou wilt hear the desire of the meek; thou wilt strengthen their heart, thou wilt incline thy ear
Psa 10:18to do justice to the fatherless and the oppressed, so that man who is of the earth may strike terror no more.
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