Psalms 10
A complaint against the arrogance of the wicked
לָמָה יְהוָה תַּעֲמֹד בְּרָחוֹק תַּעְלִים לְעִתּוֹת בַּצָּרָֽה׃
Why standest thou afar off, O LORD? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?
בְּגַאֲוַת רָשָׁע יִדְלַק עָנִי יִתָּפְשׂוּ׀ בִּמְזִמּוֹת זוּ חָשָֽׁבוּ׃
The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.
כִּֽי-הִלֵּל רָשָׁע עַל-תַּאֲוַת נַפְשׁוֹ וּבֹצֵעַ בֵּרֵךְ נִאֵץ׀ יְהוָֽה׃
For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the LORD abhorreth.
רָשָׁע כְּגֹבַהּ אַפּוֹ בַּל-יִדְרֹשׁ אֵין אֱלֹהִים כָּל-מְזִמּוֹתָֽיו׃
The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts.
יָחִילוּ (דרכו) דְרָכָיו׀ בְּכָל-עֵת מָרוֹם מִשְׁפָּטֶיךָ מִנֶּגְדּוֹ כָּל-צוֹרְרָיו יָפִיחַ בָּהֶֽם׃
His ways are always grievous; thy judgments are far above out of his sight: as for all his enemies, he puffeth at them.
אָמַר בְּלִבּוֹ בַּל-אֶמּוֹט לְדֹר וָדֹר אֲשֶׁר לֹֽא-בְרָֽע׃
He hath said in his heart, I shall not be moved: for I shall never be in adversity.
אָלָה פִּיהוּ מָלֵא וּמִרְמוֹת וָתֹךְ תַּחַת לְשׁוֹנוֹ עָמָל וָאָֽוֶן׃
His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity.
יֵשֵׁב׀ בְּמַאְרַב חֲצֵרִים בַּֽמִּסְתָּרִים יַהֲרֹג נָקִי עֵינָיו לְֽחֵלְכָה יִצְפֹּֽנוּ׃
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 poor.
יֶאֱרֹב בַּמִּסְתָּר׀ כְּאַרְיֵה בְסֻכֹּה יֶאֱרֹב לַחֲטוֹף עָנִי יַחְטֹף עָנִי בְּמָשְׁכוֹ בְרִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃
He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lieth in wait to catch the poor: he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him into his net.
(ודכה) יִדְכֶּה יָשֹׁחַ וְנָפַל בַּעֲצוּמָיו (חלכאים) חֵיל כָּאִֽים׃
He croucheth, and humbleth himself, that the poor may fall by his strong ones.
אָמַר בְּלִבּוֹ שָׁכַֽח אֵל הִסְתִּיר פָּנָיו בַּל-רָאָה לָנֶֽצַח׃
He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never see it.
A plea for God to arise and defend the oppressed
קוּמָה יְהוָה אֵל נְשָׂא יָדֶךָ אַל-תִּשְׁכַּח (עניים) עֲנָוִֽים׃
Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up thine hand: forget not the humble.
עַל-מֶה׀ נִאֵץ רָשָׁע׀ אֱלֹהִים אָמַר בְּלִבּוֹ לֹא תִּדְרֹֽשׁ׃
Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God? he hath said in his heart, Thou wilt not require it.
רָאִתָה כִּֽי-אַתָּה׀ עָמָל וָכַעַס׀ תַּבִּיט לָתֵת בְּיָדֶךָ עָלֶיךָ יַעֲזֹב חֵלֶכָה יָתוֹם אַתָּה׀ הָיִיתָ עוֹזֵֽר׃
Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless.
שְׁבֹר זְרוֹעַ רָשָׁע וָרָע תִּֽדְרוֹשׁ-רִשְׁעוֹ בַל-תִּמְצָֽא׃
Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man: seek out his wickedness till thou find none.
יְהוָה מֶלֶךְ עוֹלָם וָעֶד אָבְדוּ גוֹיִם מֵֽאַרְצֽוֹ׃
The LORD is King for ever and ever: the heathen are perished out of his land.
תַּאֲוַת עֲנָוִים שָׁמַעְתָּ יְהוָה תָּכִין לִבָּם תַּקְשִׁיב אָזְנֶֽךָ׃
LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:
לִשְׁפֹּט יָתוֹם וָדָךְ בַּל-יוֹסִיף עוֹד לַעֲרֹץ אֱנוֹשׁ מִן-הָאָֽרֶץ׃
To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more oppress.