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          DASV: Psalm 10    

1 Why do you stand so far off, O LORD?
     Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?
2 In arrogance the wicked hunt down the poor.
     Let them be caught in the schemes they have plotted.
3 For the wicked boasts about his heart's desire,
     and the greedy one curses and renounces the LORD.
4 In pride the wicked refuses to seek him,
          thinking, "He will never find out."
      All his thoughts are, "There is no God."
5 His ways are always prosperous;
      your judgments are far above, out of his sight,
           as for all his enemies, he snorts at them.
6 He says in his heart, "I will never be moved,
      to all generations I will never have any trouble."
7 His mouth is full of curses, deceit and harm;
      under his tongue are mischief and iniquity.
8 He crouches in ambush in the villages;
      from the secret places he murders the innocent,
           his eyes stalk the helpless.
9 He lurks in secret as a lion in his lair;
      he lies in wait ready to pounce on the poor;
           he catches the poor and drags him off in his net.
10 His victims are crushed,
      and the helpless fall under his might.
11 He says in his heart, "God has forgotten;
      he has hidden his face;
           he will never ever see it."

12 Arise, O LORD,
     O God, lift up your hand,
      do not forget the oppressed.
13 Why does the wicked despise God,
     and say in his heart, "You will not hold me accountable"?
14 But you have seen it,
     for you are aware of trouble and grief,
           that you may take it into your hand.
     The helpless commits himself to you;
           you have been the orphan's helper.
15 Break the arm of the wicked,
     and as for the evil man,
           search out his wickedness until you find none of it left.

16 The LORD is King forever and ever,
      the nations perish from his land.
17 O LORD, you hear the pleas of the oppressed;
      you strengthen their heart,
           your ear hears their prayer,
18 to render justice for the orphan and the oppressed,
      so that no one on the earth may terrify them any longer.

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