10:1 Why standest thou afar off, O Jehovah? Why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?
10:1 Why dost Thou stand afar off, O LORD? Why dost Thou hide [Thyself] in times of trouble?

10:2 In the pride of the wicked the poor is hotly pursued; Let them be taken in the devices that they have conceived.
10:2 In pride the wicked hotly pursue the afflicted; Let them be caught in the plots which they have devised.

10:3 For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, And the covetous renounceth, (yea), contemneth Jehovah.
10:3 For the wicked boasts of his heart's desire, And the greedy man curses [and] spurns the LORD.

10:4 The wicked, in the pride of his countenance, (saith), He will not require (it). All his thoughts are, There is no God.
10:4 The wicked, in the haughtiness of his countenance, does not seek [Him.] All his thoughts are, "There is no God."

10:5 His ways are firm at all times; Thy judgments are far above out of his sight: As for all his adversaries, he puffeth at them.
10:5 His ways prosper at all times; Thy judgments are on high, out of his sight; As for all his adversaries, he snorts at them.

10:6 He saith in his heart, I shall not be moved; To all generations I shall not be in adversity.
10:6 He says to himself, "I shall not be moved; Throughout all generations I shall not be in adversity."

10:7 His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and oppression: Under his tongue is mischief and iniquity.
10:7 His mouth is full of curses and deceit and oppression; Under his tongue is mischief and wickedness.

10:8 He sitteth in the lurking-places of the villages; In the secret places doth he murder the innocent; His eyes are privily set against the helpless.
10:8 He sits in the lurking places of the villages; In the hiding places he kills the innocent; His eyes stealthily watch for the unfortunate.

10:9 He lurketh in secret as a lion in his covert; He lieth in wait to catch the poor: He doth catch the poor, when he draweth him in his net.
10:9 He lurks in a hiding place as a lion in his lair; He lurks to catch the afflicted; He catches the afflicted when he draws him into his net.

10:10 He croucheth, he boweth down, And the helpless fall by his strong ones.
10:10 He crouches, he bows down, And the unfortunate fall by his mighty ones.

10:11 He saith in his heart, God hath forgotten; He hideth his face; he will never see it.
10:11 He says to himself, "God has forgotten; He has hidden His face; He will never see it."

10:12 Arise, O Jehovah; O God, lift up thy hand: Forget not the poor.
10:12 Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up Thy hand. Do not forget the afflicted.

10:13 Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God, And say in his heart, Thou wilt not require (it)?
10:13 Why has the wicked spurned God? He has said to himself, "Thou wilt not require [it]."

10:14 Thou hast seen (it); for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: The helpless committeth (himself) unto thee; Thou hast been the helper of the fatherless.
10:14 Thou hast seen [it], for Thou hast beheld mischief and vexation to take it into Thy hand. The unfortunate commits [himself] to Thee; Thou hast been the helper of the orphan.

10:15 Break thou the arm of the wicked; And as for the evil man, seek out his wickedness till thou find none.
10:15 Break the arm of the wicked and the evildoer, Seek out his wickedness until Thou dost find none.

10:16 Jehovah is King for ever and ever: The nations are perished out of his land.
10:16 The LORD is King forever and ever; Nations have perished from His land.

10:17 Jehovah, thou hast heard the desire of the meek: Thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear;
10:17 O LORD, Thou hast heard the desire of the humble; Thou wilt strengthen their heart, Thou wilt incline Thine ear

10:18 To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, That man who is of the earth may be terrible no more.
10:18 To vindicate the orphan and the oppressed, That man who is of the earth may cause terror no more.