Psalms:10

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* Why are you so distant , Jehovah ? Why do you hide in times of trouble ? * The wicked proudly persecutes the poor people . He will be caught in the schemes that he contrived . * The wicked person boasts about his selfish desires . He blesses the covetous , which Jehovah abhors . * In his arrogant attitude he does not search for God . His faulty reasoning concludes : »There is no God .« * He always succeeds at what he does . Your judgments are beyond his understanding . He scoffs at all his opponents . * He says to himself : »Nothing can shake me . I will never face trouble .« * His mouth is full of curses , deception , and oppression . Trouble and wrongdoing are on the tip of his tongue . * He waits in ambush in the villages . From his hiding places he kills innocent people . He searches for victims . * He lurks in his hiding place like a lion in his den . He hides there to catch oppressed people . He catches oppressed people after he draws them into his net . * His victims are crushed . They collapse , and they fall into the power of the wicked . * He says in his heart : »God has forgotten . He has hidden his face . He will never see it !« * Arise , O Jehovah ! Lift your hand , O God . Do not forget oppressed people ! * Why does the wicked person despise God ? Why does he say in his heart : »God does not require it ?« * You have seen trouble and grief and placed them under your control . The victim entrusts himself to you . You alone have been the helper of orphans . * Break the arm of the wicked and evil person . Pursue his wickedness until you find no more evil . * Jehovah is king forever and ever . The nations have vanished from his land . * You have heard the desire of humble people , O Jehovah . You encourage them . You incline your ear to them . * You provide justice for orphans and oppressed people so that no man will terrify them again .

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