Why standest thou afar off, O LORD? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?
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Psalms 10
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The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.
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For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the LORD abhorreth.
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The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts.
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His ways are always grievous; thy judgments are far above out of his sight: as for all his enemies, he puffeth at them.
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He hath said in his heart, I shall not be moved: for I shall never be in adversity.
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His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity.
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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.
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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.
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He croucheth, and humbleth himself, that the poor may fall by his strong ones.
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He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never see it.
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Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up thine hand: forget not the humble.
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Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God? he hath said in his heart, Thou wilt not require it.
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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.
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Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man: seek out his wickedness till thou find none.
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The LORD is King for ever and ever: the heathen are perished out of his land.
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LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:
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To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more oppress.
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Psalms 10 Study & Commentary
Psalm 10 is a lament over the apparent success of the wicked who say "God hath forgotten." It concludes with a powerful appeal to God to "lift up thine hand" and help the fatherless and oppressed.
CONTEMPORARY APPLICATIONS
1. The Pride of the Wicked: The wicked man thinks he shall never be moved (v. 6). Pride blinds people to their accountability before the Creator.2. God Sees the Mischief: Though He seems far off, God beholds mischief and spite to requite it with His hand (v. 14). Nothing escapes His notice.
3. Helper of the Fatherless: God is the special protector of the vulnerable. His justice is the ultimate hope for those who have no earthly helper.
