Psalms:10

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* Why do You stand afar off , O LORD ? Why do You hide in times of trouble ? * The wicked in his pride persecutes the poor ; Let them be caught in the plots which they have devised . * For the wicked boasts of his heart 's desire ; He blesses the greedy and renounces the LORD . * The wicked in his proud countenance does not seek God ; God is in none of his thoughts . * His ways are always prospering ; Your judgments are far above , out of his sight ; As for all his enemies , he sneers at them . * He has said in his heart , "I shall not be moved ; I shall never be in adversity ". * His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and oppression ; Under his tongue is trouble and iniquity . * He sits in the lurking places of the villages ; In the secret places he murders the innocent ; His eyes are secretly fixed on the helpless . * He lies in wait secretly , as a lion in his den ; He lies in wait to catch the poor ; He catches the poor when he draws him into his net . * So he crouches , he lies low , That the helpless may fall by his strength . * He has said in his heart , "God has forgotten ; He hides His face ; He will never see ". * Arise , O LORD ! O God , lift up Your hand ! Do not forget the humble . * Why do the wicked renounce God ? He has said in his heart , "You will not require an account ". * But You have seen , for You observe trouble and grief , To repay it by Your hand . The helpless commits himself to You ; You are the helper of the fatherless . * Break the arm of the wicked and the evil man ; Seek out his wickedness until You find none . * The LORD is King forever and ever ; The nations have perished out of His land . * LORD , You have heard the desire of the humble ; You will prepare their heart ; You will cause Your ear to hear , * To do justice to the fatherless and the oppressed , That the man of the earth may oppress no more .

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