PSALM 10
David complains to God of the pride of the wicked
Psalm10.1-18
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Why do You stand afar off, O LORD? Why do You Hide Yourself, [veiling Your eyes] in times of trouble (distress and desperation)?2
The wicked in pride and arrogance hotly pursue and persecute the poor; let them be taken in the schemes which they have devised.3
For the wicked man boasts (sings the praises) of his own heart's desire, and the one greedy for gain curses and spurns, yes, renounces and despises the LORD.4
The wicked one in the pride of his countenance will not seek, inquire for, and yearn for God; all his thoughts are that there is no God [so He never punishes].5
His ways are grievous [or persist] at all times; Your judgments [LORD] are far above and on high out of his sight [so he never thinks about them]; as for all his foes, he sniffs and sneers at them.6
He thinks in his heart, "I shall not be moved; for throughout all generations I shall not come to want or be in adversity."7
His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, oppression (fraud); under his tongue are trouble and sin (mischief and iniquity).8
He sits in ambush in the villages; in hiding places he slays the innocent.He watches stealthily for the poor (the helpless and unfortunate).
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He lurks in secret places like a lion in his thicket; he lies in wait that he may seize the poor (the helpless and the unfortunate); he seizes the poor when he draws him into his net.10
[The prey] is crushed, sinks down; and the helpless falls by his mighty [claws].11
[The foe] thinks in his heart, God has quite forgotten; He has hidden His face; He will never see [my deed].12
Arise, O LORD! O God, lift up Your hand; forget not the humble [patient and crushed].13
Why does the wicked [man] condemn (spurn and renounce) God? Why has he thought in his heart, "You will no call to account"?14
You have seen it; yes, You note trouble and grief (vexation) to requite it with Your hand. The unfortunate commits himself to You; You are the helper of the fatherless.15
Break the arm of the wicked man; and as for the evil man, search out his wickedness until You find no more.16
The LORD is King forever and ever; the nations will perish out of His land.17
O LORD, You have heard the desire and the longing of the humble and oppressed; You will prepare and strengthen and direct their hearts, You will cause Your ear to hear,18
to do justice to the fatherless and the oppressed, so that man, who is of the earth, may not terrify them any more.
PSALM 11
To the Chief Musician or Choir Leader. [A Psalm] of David.
David rejoices in the providence and justice of God
Psalm11.1-7
11
In the LORD I take refuge [and put my trust]; how can you say to me, "Flee like a bird to your mountain;2
for see <look>, the wicked are bending the bow; they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they [furtively] in darkness may shoot at the upright in heart.3
If the foundations are destroyed, what can the [unyieldingly] righteous do, or what has He [the Righteous One] wrought or accomplished?4
The LORD is in His holy temple; the LORD's throne is in heaven. His eyes behold; His eyelids test and prove the children of men. [Acts7.49; Rev4.2]5
The LORD tests and proves the [unyieldingly] righteous, but His soul abhors the wicked and him who loves violence. [James1.12]6
Upon the wicked He will rain quick burning coals or snares; fire, brimstone, and a [dreadful] scorching wind shall be the portion of their cup.7
For the LORD is [rigidly] righteous, Ho loves righteous deeds; the upright shall behold His face, or He beholds the upright.
PSALM 12
To the Chief Musician; set [possibly] an octave below. A Psalm of David.
David, destitute of human comfort, craves help of God
Psalm12.1-2
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Help, LORD! For principled A godly people are here no more; faithfulness and the faithful vanish from among the sons of men.2
To his neighbor each one speaks words without use or worth or truth; with flattering lips and double heart [deceitfully] they speak.God's judgments on the wicked
Psalm12.3-8
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May the LORD cut off all flattering lips and the tongues that speak proud boasting,4
those who say, "With our tongues we prevail; our lips are our own [to command at our will] ─ who is LORD and master over us?"5
"Now will I arise," says the LORD; "Because the poor are oppressed, because of the groans of the needy; I will set him in safety and in the salvation for which he pants."6
The words and promises of the LORD are pure words, like silver refined in an earthen furnace, purified seven times over.7
You will keep them and preserve them, O LORD; You will guard and keep us from this [evil] generation forever.8
The wicked walk or prowl about on every side, as vileness is exalted [and baseness is rated high] among the sons of men.