Salmos 10

1 ¿Por qué, oh Señor, te mantienes alejado, y te escondes en tiempos de tribulación?

2 Con arrogancia el impío acosa al afligido; ¡que sea atrapado en las trampas que ha urdido!
3 Porque del deseo de su corazón se jacta el impío, y el codicioso maldice y desprecia al Señor.

4 El impío, en la altivez de su rostro, no busca a Dios . Todo su pensamiento es: No hay Dios.
5 Sus caminos prosperan en todo tiempo; tus juicios, oh Dios, están en lo alto, lejos de su vista; a todos sus adversarios los desprecia.6 Dice en su corazón: No hay quien me mueva; por todas las generaciones no sufriré adversidad.7 Llena está su boca de blasfemia, engaño y opresión; bajo su lengua hay malicia e iniquidad.8 Se sienta al acecho en las aldeas, en los escondrijos mata al inocente; sus ojos espían al desvalido.9 Acecha en el escondrijo como león en su guarida; acecha para atrapar al afligido, y atrapa al afligido arrastrándolo a su red.10 Se agazapa, se encoge, y los desdichados caen en sus garras.

11 Dice en su corazón: Dios se ha olvidado; ha escondido su rostro; nunca verá nada.
12 Levántate, oh Señor; alza, oh Dios, tu mano. No te olvides de los pobres.13 ¿Por qué ha despreciado el impío a Dios? Ha dicho en su corazón: Tú no lo requerirás.14 Tú lo has visto, porque has contemplado la malicia y la vejación, para hacer justicia con tu mano. A ti se acoge el desvalido; tú has sido amparo del huérfano.

15 Quiebra tú el brazo del impío y del malvado; persigue su maldad hasta que desaparezca.
16 El Señor es Rey eternamente y para siempre; las naciones han perecido de su tierra.17 Oh Señor, tú has oído el deseo de los humildes; tú fortalecerás su corazón e inclinarás tu oído18 para vindicar al huérfano y al afligido; para que no vuelva a causar terror el hombre de la tierra.

Psalm 10

1 Why, Lord, do you stand far off?
Why do you pay no attention during times of trouble?

2 The wicked arrogantly chase the oppressed;
the oppressed are trapped by the schemes the wicked have dreamed up.

3 Yes, the wicked man boasts because he gets what he wants;
the one who robs others curses and rejects the Lord.

4 The wicked man is so arrogant he always thinks,
“God won’t hold me accountable; he doesn’t care.”

5 He is secure at all times.
He has no regard for your commands;
he disdains all his enemies.

6 He says to himself,
“I will never be upended,
because I experience no calamity.”

7 His mouth is full of curses and deceptive, harmful words;
his tongue injures and destroys.

8 He waits in ambush near the villages;
in hidden places he kills the innocent.
His eyes look for some unfortunate victim.

9 He lies in ambush in a hidden place, like a lion in a thicket;
he lies in ambush, waiting to catch the oppressed;
he catches the oppressed by pulling in his net.

10 His victims are crushed and beaten down;
they are trapped in his sturdy nets.

11 He says to himself,
“God overlooks it;
he does not pay attention;
he never notices.”

12 Rise up, Lord!
O God, strike him down!
Do not forget the oppressed!

13 Why does the wicked man reject God?
He says to himself, “You will not hold me accountable.”

14 You have taken notice,
for you always see one who inflicts pain and suffering.
The unfortunate victim entrusts his cause to you;
you deliver the fatherless.

15 Break the arm of the wicked and evil man!
Hold him accountable for his wicked deeds,
which he thought you would not discover.

16 The Lord rules forever!
The nations are driven out of his land.

17 Lord, you have heard the request of the oppressed;
you make them feel secure because you listen to their prayer.

18 You defend the fatherless and oppressed,
so that mere mortals may no longer terrorize them.