Psalms 10

King James Bible	Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
¹ Why standest thou afar off, O LORD? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?	¹ Why dost thou stand afar off, O LORD? Why dost thou hide thyself in times of trouble?
² The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.	² In arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the poor; let them be caught in the schemes which they have devised.
³ For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the LORD abhorreth.	³ For the wicked boasts of the desires of his heart, and the man greedy for gain curses and renounces the LORD.
⁴ The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts.	⁴ In the pride of his countenance the wicked does not seek him; all his thoughts are, "There is no God."
⁵ His ways are always grievous; thy judgments are far above out of his sight: as for all his enemies, he puffeth at them.	⁵ His ways prosper at all times; thy judgments are on high, out of his sight; as for all his foes, he puffs at them.
⁶ He hath said in his heart, I shall not be moved: for I shall never be in adversity.	⁶ He thinks in his heart, "I shall not be moved; throughout all generations I shall not meet adversity."
⁷ His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity.	⁷ His mouth is filled with cursing and deceit and oppression; under his tongue are mischief and iniquity.
⁸ He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages: in the secret places doth he murder the innocent: his eyes are privily set against the poor.	⁸ He sits in ambush in the villages; in hiding places he murders the innocent. His eyes stealthily watch for the hapless,
⁹ He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lieth in wait to catch the poor: he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him into his net.	⁹ he 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.
¹⁰ He croucheth, and humbleth himself, that the poor may fall by his strong ones.	¹⁰ The hapless is crushed, sinks down, and falls by his might.
¹¹ He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never see it.	¹¹ He thinks in his heart, "God has forgotten, he has hidden his face, he will never see it."
¹² Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up thine hand: forget not the humble.	¹² Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up thy hand; forget not the afflicted.
¹³ Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God? he hath said in his heart, Thou wilt not require it.	¹³ Why does the wicked renounce God, and say in his heart, "Thou wilt not call to account"?
¹⁴ Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless.	¹⁴ Thou 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.
¹⁵ Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man: seek out his wickedness till thou find none.	¹⁵ Break thou the arm of the wicked and evildoer; seek out his wickedness till thou find none.
¹⁶ The LORD is King for ever and ever: the heathen are perished out of his land.	¹⁶ The LORD is king for ever and ever; the nations shall perish from his land.
¹⁷ LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:	¹⁷ O LORD, thou wilt hear the desire of the meek; thou wilt strengthen their heart, thou wilt incline thy ear
¹⁸ To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more oppress.	¹⁸ to do justice to the fatherless and the oppressed, so that man who is of the earth may strike terror no more.