Psalm 10

1 Why standest thou afar off, O Jehovah? Why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?

2 In the pride of the wicked the poor is hotly pursued; Let them be taken in the devices that they have conceived.

3 For the wicked boasteth of his heart’s desire, And the covetous renounceth, yea, contemneth Jehovah.

4 The wicked, in the pride of his countenance, saith, He will not require it. All his thoughts are, There is no God.

5 His ways are firm at all times; Thy judgments are far above out of his sight: As for all his adversaries, he puffeth at them.

6 He saith in his heart, I shall not be moved; To all generations I shall not be in adversity.

7 His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and oppression: Under his tongue is mischief and iniquity.

8 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 helpless.

9 He lurketh in secret as a lion in his covert; He lieth in wait to catch the poor: He doth catch the poor, when he draweth him in his net.

10 He croucheth, he boweth down, And the helpless fall by his strong ones.

11 He saith in his heart, God hath forgotten; He hideth his face; he will never see it.

12 Arise, O Jehovah; O God, lift up thy hand: Forget not the poor.

13 Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God, And say in his heart, Thou wilt not require it?

14 Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: The helpless committeth himself unto thee; Thou hast been the helper of the fatherless.

15 Break thou the arm of the wicked; And as for the evil man, seek out his wickedness till thou find none.

16 Jehovah is King for ever and ever: The nations are perished out of his land.

17 Jehovah, thou hast heard the desire of the meek: Thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear;

18 To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, That man who is of the earth may be terrible no more.

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.