Psalms 10:8-18
8
He lies in wait near the villages;
from ambush he murders the innocent,
watching in secret for his victims.
9
He lies in wait like a lion in cover;
he lies in wait to catch the helpless;
he catches the helpless and drags them off in his net.
10
His victims are crushed, they collapse;
they fall under his strength.
11
He says to himself, “God has forgotten;
he covers his face and never sees.”
12
Arise, Lord! Lift up your hand, O God.
Do not forget the helpless.
13
Why does the wicked man revile God?
Why does he say to himself,
“He won’t call me to account”?
14
But you, O God, do see trouble and grief;
you consider it to take it in hand.
The victim commits himself to you;
you are the helper of the fatherless.
15
Break the arm of the wicked and evil man;
call him to account for his wickedness
that would not be found out.
16
The Lord is King for ever and ever;
the nations will perish from his land.
17
You hear, O Lord, the desire of the afflicted;
you encourage them, and you listen to their cry,
18
defending the fatherless and the oppressed,
in order that man, who is of the earth, may terrify no more.