(GWT)
Psalms
10
:
1
Why are you so distant, LORD? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?
(GWT)
Psalms
10
:
2
The wicked person arrogantly pursues oppressed people. He will be caught in the schemes that he planned.
(GWT)
Psalms
10
:
3
The wicked person boasts about his selfish desires. He blesses robbers, but he curses the LORD.
(GWT)
Psalms
10
:
4
He turns up his nose [and says], "God doesn't care." His every thought [concludes], "There is no God."
(GWT)
Psalms
10
:
5
He always seems to succeed. Your judgments are beyond his understanding. He spits at all his opponents.
(GWT)
Psalms
10
:
6
He says to himself, "Nothing can shake me. I'll never face any trouble."
(GWT)
Psalms
10
:
7
His mouth is full of cursing, deception, and oppression. Trouble and wrongdoing are on the tip of his tongue.
(GWT)
Psalms
10
:
8
He waits in ambush in the villages. From his hiding places he kills innocent people. His eyes are on the lookout for victims.
(GWT)
Psalms
10
:
9
He lies in his hiding place like a lion in his den. He hides there to catch oppressed people. He catches oppressed people when he draws them into his net.
(GWT)
Psalms
10
:
10
[His] victims are crushed. They collapse, and they fall under [the weight of] his power.
(GWT)
Psalms
10
:
11
He says to himself, "God has forgotten. He has hidden his face. He will never see it!"
(GWT)
Psalms
10
:
12
Arise, O LORD! Lift your hand, O God. Do not forget oppressed people!
(GWT)
Psalms
10
:
13
Why does the wicked person despise God? Why does he say to himself, "God doesn't care"?
(GWT)
Psalms
10
:
14
You have seen [it]; yes, you have taken note of trouble and grief and placed them under your control. The victim entrusts himself to you. You alone have been the helper of orphans.
(GWT)
Psalms
10
:
15
Break the arm of the wicked and evil person. Punish his wickedness until you find no more.
(GWT)
Psalms
10
:
16
The LORD is king forever and ever. The nations have vanished from his land.
(GWT)
Psalms
10
:
17
You have heard the desire of oppressed people, O LORD. You encourage them. You pay close attention to them
(GWT)
Psalms
10
:
18
in order to provide justice for orphans and oppressed people so that no mere mortal will terrify them again.