47 lines
1.8 KiB
Markdown
47 lines
1.8 KiB
Markdown
# Chapter 10
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1 Why do You stand afar off, O Lord?
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Why do You hide in times of trouble?
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2 The wicked in his pride persecutes the poor;
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Let them be caught in the plots which they have devised.
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3 For the wicked boasts of his heart’s desire;
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He blesses the greedy and renounces the Lord.
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4 The wicked in his proud countenance does not seek God;
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God is in none of his thoughts.
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5 His ways are always prospering;
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Your judgments are far above, out of his sight;
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As for all his enemies, he sneers at them.
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6 He has said in his heart, “I shall not be moved;
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I shall never be in adversity.”
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7 His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and oppression;
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Under his tongue is trouble and iniquity.
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8 He sits in the lurking places of the villages;
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In the secret places he murders the innocent;
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His eyes are secretly fixed on the helpless.
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9 He lies in wait secretly, as a lion in his den;
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He lies in wait to catch the poor;
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He catches the poor when he draws him into his net.
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10 So he crouches, he lies low,
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That the helpless may fall by his strength.
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11 He has said in his heart,
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“God has forgotten;
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He hides His face;
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He will never see.”
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12 Arise, O Lord!
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O God, lift up Your hand!
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Do not forget the humble.
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13 Why do the wicked renounce God?
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He has said in his heart,
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“You will not require an account.”
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14 But You have seen, for You observe trouble and grief,
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To repay it by Your hand.
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The helpless commits himself to You;
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You are the helper of the fatherless.
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15 Break the arm of the wicked and the evil man;
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Seek out his wickedness until You find none.
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16 The Lord is King forever and ever;
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The nations have perished out of His land.
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17 Lord, You have heard the desire of the humble;
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You will prepare their heart;
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You will cause Your ear to hear,
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18 To do justice to the fatherless and the oppressed,
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That the man of the earth may oppress no more. |