Book of Psalms, No. 10
No. 10 of the Psalms
Why dost thou hide thyself in times of trouble?
let them be caught in the schemes which they have devised.
and the man greedy for gain curses and renounces the LORD.
all his thoughts are, “There is no God.”
thy judgments are on high, out of his sight;
as for all his foes, he puffs at them.
throughout all generations I shall not meet adversity.”
under his tongue are mischief and iniquity.
in hiding places he murders the innocent.
¶ His eyes stealthily watch for the hapless,
he lurks that he may seize the poor,
he seizes the poor when he draws him into his net.
and falls by his might.
he has hidden his face, he will never see it.”
forget not the afflicted.
and say in his heart, “Thou wilt not call to account”?
that thou mayst take it into thy hands;
the hapless commits himself to thee;
thou hast been the helper of the fatherless.
seek out his wickedness till thou find none.
the nations shall perish from his land.
thou wilt strengthen their heart, thou wilt incline thy ear
so that man who is of the earth may strike terror no more.Read Psalm 10 in other Bible versions: