BOOK 1 / A Prayer for the Overthrow of the Wicked.: BIBLE, New American Standard Bible == BIBLE-CENTER

Psalms, Psalm 10

Why do You stand afar off, O LORD?
Why do You hide^aYourself in times of trouble?

In pride the wicked^bhotly pursue the afflicted;
^cLet them be caught in the plots which they have devised.

For the wicked boasts of his heart’s desire,
And^dthe greedy man curses and spurns the LORD.

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The wicked, in the haughtiness of his countenance, does not seek Him.
All his^ethoughts are, “There is no God.”

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His ways^fprosper at all times;
Your judgments are on high, out of his sight;
As for all his adversaries, he snorts at them.

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He says to himself, “I will not be moved;
^gThroughout all generations I will not be in adversity.”

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His mouth is full of curses and deceit and oppression;
Under his tongue is mischief and wickedness.

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He sits in the lurking places of the villages;
In the hiding places he kills the innocent;
His eyes^hstealthily watch for theⁱunfortunate.

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He lurks in a hiding place as a lion in his^jlair;
He lurks to catch the afflicted;
He catches the afflicted when he draws him into his net.

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He^kcrouches, he^lbows down,
And the^munfortunate fallⁿby his mighty ones.

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He says to himself, “God has forgotten;
He has hidden His face; He will never see it.”

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

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Why has the wicked spurned God?
He has said to himself, “You will not require it.”

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You have seen it, for You have beheld mischief and vexation to^otake it into Your hand.
The^punfortunate commits himself to You;
You have been the helper of the orphan.

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Break the arm of the wicked and the evildoer,
^qSeek out his wickedness until You find none.

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The LORD is King forever and ever;
Nations have perished from His land.

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O LORD, You have heard the desire of the^rhumble;
You will strengthen their heart, You will incline Your ear

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To^svindicate the orphan and the oppressed,
So that man who is of the earth will no longer cause terror.


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