Psalm 10

LORD, why are you standing so far away?

Why do you hide when there is trouble?

In his pride the wicked man tries to catch helpless people

I hope that wicked people catch themselves with their bad plans!

The wicked boasts about what he wants.

He says good things about those that want more than is fair

He says very bad things about the LORD.

In his pride, the wicked does not look for God.

He will not even think of God.

Everything that the wicked does always works well.

He puts the rules of God far from him

He laughs at the people that do not like him.

He says to himself, "There will be no trouble for me

Nothing bad will ever happen to me or to my children".

His mouth makes bad promises.

It is full of words that are not true.

He says that he will do very bad things to people.

There is evil on his tongue.

He hides behind the bushes near the villages.

He watches in secret for people to hurt.

He jumps out and murders people that have done nothing wrong.

He lies like a lion under the cover of a bush.

He waits to catch someone that is helpless.

He does catch him and takes him away in his net.

He beats the helpless man.

The helpless man fails and falls under the stronger man.

He says to himself, "God forgot.

He hid his face. He never saw what happened".

Rise up, O God! Lift up your hand.

Do not forget the helpless people.

Why does the wicked man say such bad things about God?

Why does he think, 'God will not do anything about it?'

See it all, God, all the trouble,

all the oppressed people.

Decide what to do about it.

The helpless puts his trust in you.

You give help to the fatherless.

The arm of the wicked and evil man . . . break it (LORD)!

Tell him to explain what he has done.

He thought that you would not discover it!

The LORD will always be king.

The nations will not remain in his land for evermore.

You hear, LORD, what oppressed people want.

You listen when they pray. You give them something to hope for.

You care for the fatherless and the oppressed.

People from the earth will not frighten the poor again.