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• The Book of Psalms. (a. V.)
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10

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

2† The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: * let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.

3 For the wicked boasteth of his † heart’s desire, and ∥ blesseth the covetous, whom the Lord abhorreth.

4 The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God:∥ God is not in all his * thoughts.

5 His ways are always grievous; thy judgments are far above out of his sight: as for all his enemies, he puffeth at them.

6 He hath said in his heart, I shall not be moved for I shall† never be in adversity.

7* His mouth is full of cursing and † deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and ∥ vanity.

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 poor.

9 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.

10† He croucheth, and humbleth himself, that the poor may fall ∥ by his strong ones.

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

12 Arise, O Lord; O God, lift up thine hand: forget not the ∥ humble.

13 Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God? he hath said 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 poor † committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless.

15 Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man: seek out his wickedness till thou find none.

16* The Lordis King for ever and ever: the heathen are perished out of his land.

17Lord, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt ∥ prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:

18 To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more ∥ oppress.

[† ] Heb. In the pride of the wicked he doth persecute

[* ] Ps.7.16 & 9. 16. Prov. 5. 22.

[† ] Heb soul’s

[∥ ] Or, the covetous blesseth himself, he abhorreth the Lord.

[∥ ] Or, all his thoughts are, There is no God

[* ] Ps. 14 1 & 53 1.

[† ] Heb. unto generation and generation.

[* ] Rom. 3. 14.

[† ] Heb. deceits.

[∥ ] Or, iniquity.

[† ] Heb. hide themselves.

[† ] Heb. in the secret places.

[† ] Heb. He breaketh himself.

[∥ ] Or, into his strong parts.

[* ] Ps.94.7.

[∥ ] Or, afflicted.

[† ] Heb. cleaveth.

[* ] Ps. 29. 10. & 145 13. & 146. 10. Jer. 10. 10. Lam. 5. 19.

[∥ ] Or, establish.

[∥ ] Or, terrify.