Psalm 1047
10:1 Why, LORD, do you stand far off?
Why do you pay no attention during times of trouble?1
10:2 The wicked arrogantly chase the oppressed;2
the oppressed are trapped3
by the schemes the wicked have dreamed up.4
10:3 Yes,5
the wicked man6
boasts because he gets what he wants,7
the one who robs others8
curses9
and10
rejects the LORD.11
10:4 The wicked man is so arrogant he always thinks,
“God won’t hold me accountable; he doesn’t care.”12
10:5 He is secure at all times.13
He has no regard for your commands,14
he disdains all his enemies.15
10:6 He says to himself,16
“I will never17
be upended;
because I experience no calamity.”18
10:7 His mouth is full of curses and deceptive,
harmful words,19
his tongue injures and destroys.20
10:8 He waits in ambush near the villages,21
in hidden places he kills the innocent.
His eyes look for some unfortunate victim.22
10:9 He lies in ambush in a hidden place, like
a lion in a thicket,23
he lies in ambush, waiting to catch24
the oppressed;
he catches the oppressed25
by pulling in his net.26
10:10 His victims are crushed and beaten down,
they are trapped in his sturdy nets.27
10:11 He says to himself,28
“God overlooks it,
he does not pay attention,
he never notices.”29
10:12 Rise up, LORD!30
O God, strike him down!31
Do not forget the oppressed!
10:13 Why does the wicked man reject God?32
He says to himself,33
“You34
will not hold me accountable.”35
10:14 You have taken notice,36
for37
you always see38
one who inflicts pain and suffering.39
The unfortunate victim entrusts his cause to you,40
you deliver41
the fatherless.42
10:15 Break the arm43
of the wicked and evil man!
Hold him accountable for his wicked deeds,44
which he thought you would not discover.45
10:16 The LORD rules forever!46
The nations are driven out of his land.47
10:17 LORD, you have heard48
the request49
of the oppressed,
you make them feel secure because you listen to their prayer.50
10:18 You defend51
the fatherless and oppressed,52
so that mere men may no longer terrorize them.53