Psalms 10

10 - David & The High Spirit

Chapter 10

Why dost thou stand afar off O Lord

Why dost thou hidden thyself in times of trouble

In arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the poor

Let them be caught in the schemes which they have devised

For the wicked boasts of the desires of his heart

And the man greedy for gain curses and renounces the Lord

In the pride of his countenance the wicked does not seek him

All his thoughts are there is no God

His ways prosper at all times

Thy judgments are on high out of his sight

As for all his foes he puffs at them

He thinks in his heart I shall not be moved

Throughout all generations I shall not meet adversity

His mouth is filled with cursing and deceit and oppression

Under his tongue are mischief and iniquity

He sits in ambush in the villages

In hiding places he murders the innocent

His eyes stealthily watch for the hapless

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

The hapless is crushed sinks down

And falls by his might

He thinks in his heart God has forgotten

He has hidden his face he will never see it

Arise O Lord O God lift up thy hand

Forget not the afflicted

Why does the wicked renounce God

And say in his heart thou wilt not call to account

Thou dost see yea thou dost note trouble and vexation

That thou mayst take it into thy hands

The hapless commits himself to thee

Thou hast been the helper of the fatherless

Break thou the arm of the wicked and evildoer

Seek out his wickedness till thou find none

The Lord is king for ever and ever

The nations shall perish from his land

O Lord thou wilt hear the desire of the meek

Thou wilt strengthen their heart thou wilt incline thy ear

To do justice to the fatherless and the oppressed

So that man who is of the earth may strike terror no more