Summary
King David gave a glimpse of the wicked and prayed to God for justice.
Psalms 10:1-18
[1]Why are you so far away, O Lord? Why do you hide yourself when we are in trouble?
[2]The wicked are proud and persecute the poor; catch them in the traps they have made.
[3]The wicked are proud of their evil desires; the greedy curse and reject the Lord.
[4]The wicked do not care about the Lord; in their pride they think that God doesn’t matter.
[5]The wicked succeed in everything. They cannot understand God’s judgements; they sneer at their enemies.
[6]They say to themselves, “I will never fail; I will never be in trouble.”
[7]Their speech is filled with curses, lies, and threats; they are quick to speak hateful, evil words.
[8]They hide themselves in the villages, waiting to murder innocent people. They spy on their helpless victims;
[9]they wait in their hiding places like lions. They lie in wait for the poor; they catch them in their traps and drag them away.
[10]The helpless victims lie crushed; brute strength has defeated them.
[11]The wicked say to themselves, “God doesn’t care! He has closed his eyes and will never see me!”
[12]O Lord, punish those wicked people! Remember those who are suffering!
[13]How can the wicked despise God and say to themselves, “He will not punish me”?
[14]But you do see; you take notice of trouble and suffering and are always ready to help. The helpless commit themselves to you; you have always helped the needy.
[15]Break the power of wicked and evil people; punish them for the wrong they have done until they do it no more.
[16]The Lord is king for ever and ever. Those who worship other gods will vanish from his land.
[17]You will listen, O Lord, to the prayers of the lowly; you will give them courage.
[18]You will hear the cries of the oppressed and the orphans; you will judge in their favour, so that mortal men may cause terror no more.