MHRPC: Psalm 10A

Psalm 10A: Psalm 10:1-11

Penitentia, 10.10.10.10. [G]

1. ¹ Why do You stand so far away, O LORD?
        Why do You hide Your self in troublous times?
² In arrogance the wicked trap the poor;
        let them be caught in schemes they have devised.

2. ³ The wicked boasts about his heart's desires;
        The covetous renounces, spurns the LORD.
⁴ In pride the wicked sees no need to seek;
        In all his thoughts he says, "There is no God."

3. ⁵ He's self assured, Your judgments far from him.
        At all his foes he only puffs in scorn.
⁶ In heart he thinks, "I never shall be moved;
        Through ages all no evil shall I meet."

4. ⁷ His mouth is filled with oaths and lies and threats:
        Beneath his tongue are evil thoughts and deeds.
⁸ He sits in ambush mid the village homes;
        The innocent he murders secretly.

5. In stealth he watches for some hapless one.
        ⁹ He like a lion crouches in his den.
He hides himself that he may seize the poor;
        To seize the poor he traps him in his net.

6. ¹⁰ The hapless one he crushes, tramples down,
        When he has made him fall beneith his might.
¹¹ In heart he thinks, "God has forgotten this;
        He hid His face, so He will never see."

1.	¹ Why do You stand so far away, O LORD? Why do You hide Your self in troublous times? ² In arrogance the wicked trap the poor; let them be caught in schemes they have devised.
2.	³ The wicked boasts about his heart's desires; The covetous renounces, spurns the LORD. ⁴ In pride the wicked sees no need to seek; In all his thoughts he says, "There is no God."
3.	⁵ He's self assured, Your judgments far from him. At all his foes he only puffs in scorn. ⁶ In heart he thinks, "I never shall be moved; Through ages all no evil shall I meet."
4.	⁷ His mouth is filled with oaths and lies and threats: Beneath his tongue are evil thoughts and deeds. ⁸ He sits in ambush mid the village homes; The innocent he murders secretly.
5.	In stealth he watches for some hapless one. ⁹ He like a lion crouches in his den. He hides himself that he may seize the poor; To seize the poor he traps him in his net.
6.	¹⁰ The hapless one he crushes, tramples down, When he has made him fall beneith his might. ¹¹ In heart he thinks, "God has forgotten this; He hid His face, so He will never see."