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A Prayer for the Overthrow of the Wicked.

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Why do You stand far away, Lord?

Why do You hide [a]Yourself in times of trouble?

2 In arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the needy;

[b]Let them be caught in the plots which they have devised.

3 For the wicked boasts of his soul’s desire,

And [c]the greedy person curses and shows disrespect to the Lord.

4 The wicked, [d]in his haughtiness, does not seek Him.

There is no God in all his schemes.

5 His ways succeed at all times;

Yet Your judgments are on high, out of his sight;

As for all his enemies, he snorts at them.

6 He says to himself, “I will not be moved;

[e]Throughout the generations I will not be in adversity.”

7 His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and oppression;

Under his tongue is harm and injustice.

8 He sits in the lurking places of the villages;

He kills the innocent in the secret places;

His eyes [f]surreptitiously watch for the [g]unfortunate.

9 He lurks in secret like a lion in his [h]lair;

He lurks to catch the needy;

He catches the needy when he pulls him into his net.

10 Then he crushes the needy one, who cowers;

And [i]unfortunate people fall by his mighty power.

11 He says to himself, “God has forgotten;

He has hidden His face; He will never see it.”

12 Arise, Lord; God, lift up Your hand.

Do not forget the humble.

13 Why has the wicked treated God disrespectfully?

He has said to himself, “[j]You will not require an account.”

14 You have seen it, for You have looked at harm and provocation to [k]take it into Your hand.

The [l]unfortunate commits himself to You;

You have been the helper of the orphan.

15 Break the arm of the wicked and the evildoer,

[m]Seek out his wickedness until You find none.

16 The Lord is King forever and ever;

Nations have perished from His land.

17 Lord, You have heard the desire of the humble;

You will strengthen their heart, You will make Your ear attentive

18 To [n]vindicate the orphan and the oppressed,

So that mankind, which is of the earth, will no longer cause terror.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 10:1 Or Your eyes
  2. Psalm 10:2 Or They will be caught
  3. Psalm 10:3 Or blesses the greedy man
  4. Psalm 10:4 Lit the height of his nose
  5. Psalm 10:6 Lit To
  6. Psalm 10:8 Lit lie in wait
  7. Psalm 10:8 Or poor
  8. Psalm 10:9 Or thicket
  9. Psalm 10:10 Or unhappy
  10. Psalm 10:13 I.e., as though God will ignore it
  11. Psalm 10:14 Lit put, give
  12. Psalm 10:14 Or poor
  13. Psalm 10:15 Or May You seek
  14. Psalm 10:18 Lit judge