Psalms Chapter 10 Young's Literal Translation

Psalms 10:1

Why, Jehovah, dost Thou stand at a distance? Thou dost hide in times of adversity,

Psalms 10:2

Through the pride of the wicked, Is the poor inflamed, They are caught in devices that they devised.

Psalms 10:3

Because the wicked hath boasted Of the desire of his soul, And a dishonest gainer he hath blessed, He hath despised Jehovah.

Psalms 10:4

The wicked according to the height of his face, inquireth not. `God is not!' `are' all his devices.

Psalms 10:5

Pain do his ways at all times, On high `are' Thy judgments before him, All his adversaries -- he puffeth at them.

Psalms 10:6

He hath said in his heart, `I am not moved,' To generation and generation not in evil.

Psalms 10:7

Of oaths his mouth is full, And deceits, and fraud: Under his tongue `is' perverseness and iniquity,

Psalms 10:8

He doth sit in an ambush of the villages, In secret places he doth slay the innocent. His eyes for the afflicted watch secretly,

Psalms 10:9

He lieth in wait in a secret place, as a lion in a covert. He lieth in wait to catch the poor, He catcheth the poor, drawing him into his net.

Psalms 10:10

He is bruised -- he boweth down, Fallen by his mighty ones hath the afflicted.

Psalms 10:11

He said in his heart, `God hath forgotten, He hath hid His face, He hath never seen.'

Psalms 10:12

Arise, O Jehovah! O God, lift up Thy hand! Forget not the humble.

Psalms 10:13

Wherefore hath the wicked despised God? He hath said in his heart, `It is not required.'

Psalms 10:14

Thou hast seen, For Thou perverseness and anger beholdest; By giving into Thy hand, On Thee doth the afflicted leave `it', Of the fatherless Thou hast been an helper.

Psalms 10:15

Break the arm of the wicked and the evil, Seek out his wickedness, find none;

Psalms 10:16

Jehovah `is' king to the age, and for ever, The nations have perished out of His land!

Psalms 10:17

The desire of the humble Thou hast heard, O Jehovah. Thou preparest their heart; Thou causest Thine ear to attend,

Psalms 10:18

To judge the fatherless and bruised: He addeth no more to oppress -- man of the earth!