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Psalm 10-12
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Psalm 10

1 Lord,[a][b] why do You stand so far away?(A)
Why do You hide in times of trouble?(B)
2 In arrogance the wicked relentlessly pursue the afflicted;
let them be caught in the schemes they have devised.(C)

3 For the wicked one boasts about his own cravings;(D)
the one who is greedy curses[c] and despises the Lord.(E)
4 In all his scheming,
the wicked arrogantly thinks:[d]
“There is no accountability,
since God does not exist.”(F)
5 His ways are always secure;[e]
Your lofty judgments are beyond his sight;
he scoffs at all his adversaries.(G)
6 He says to himself, “I will never be moved—
from generation to generation without calamity.”(H)
7 Cursing, deceit, and violence fill his mouth;
trouble and malice are under his tongue.(I)
8 He waits in ambush near the villages;(J)
he kills the innocent in secret places.
His eyes are on the lookout for the helpless;(K)
9 he lurks in secret like a lion in a thicket.
He lurks in order to seize the afflicted;
he seizes the afflicted and drags him in his net.
10 So he is oppressed and beaten down;
the helpless fall because of his strength.(L)
11 He says to himself, “God has forgotten;
He hides His face and will never see.”(M)

12 Rise up, Lord God! Lift up Your hand.(N)
Do not forget the afflicted.(O)
13 Why has the wicked person despised God?
He says to himself, “You will not demand an account.”(P)
14 But You Yourself have seen trouble and grief,
observing it in order to take the matter into Your hands.(Q)
The helpless entrusts himself to You;
You are a helper of the fatherless.(R)
15 Break the arm of the wicked and evil person;(S)
call his wickedness into account
until nothing remains of it.[f](T)

16 The Lord is King forever and ever;(U)
the nations will perish from His land.(V)
17 Lord, You have heard the desire of the humble;[g]
You will strengthen their hearts.
You will listen carefully,(W)
18 doing justice for the fatherless and the oppressed
so that men of the earth may terrify them no more.(X)

Psalm 11

Refuge in the Lord

For the choir director. Davidic.

1 I have taken refuge in the Lord.(Y)
How can you say to me,
“Escape to the mountain like a bird![h](Z)
2 For look, the wicked string the bow;
they put the[i] arrow on the bowstring
to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart.(AA)
3 When the foundations are destroyed,
what can the righteous do?”(AB)

4 The Lord is in His holy temple;(AC)
the Lord’s throne is in heaven.(AD)
His eyes watch; He examines[j] everyone.
5 The Lord examines the righteous and the wicked.
He hates the lover of violence.(AE)
6 He will rain burning coals[k] and sulfur on the wicked;
a scorching wind will be their portion.[l](AF)
7 For the Lord is righteous; He loves righteous deeds.
The upright will see His face.(AG)

Psalm 12

Oppression by the Wicked

For the choir director: according to Sheminith.(AH) A Davidic psalm.

1 Help, Lord, for no faithful one remains;
the loyal have disappeared from the human race.(AI)
2 They lie to one another;
they speak with flattering lips and deceptive hearts.(AJ)
3 May the Lord cut off all flattering lips
and the tongue that speaks boastfully.(AK)
4 They say, “Through our tongues we have power;[m]
our lips are our own—who can be our master?”(AL)

5 “Because of the oppression of the afflicted
and the groaning of the poor,
I will now rise up,” says the Lord.
“I will put the one who longs for it in a safe place.”(AM)

6 The words of the Lord are pure words,
like silver refined in an earthen furnace,
purified seven times.(AN)

7 You, Lord, will guard us;[n]
You will protect us[o] from this generation forever.(AO)
8 The wicked wander[p] everywhere,
and what is worthless is exalted by the human race.(AP)

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 10:1 Some Hb mss, LXX connect Pss 9–10.
  2. Psalm 10:1 Together these 2 psalms form a partial acrostic.
  3. Psalm 10:3 Or he blesses the greedy
  4. Psalm 10:4 Lit wicked according to the height of his nose
  5. Psalm 10:5 Or prosperous
  6. Psalm 10:15 Lit account You do not find
  7. Psalm 10:17 Some Hb mss, LXX, Syr read afflicted
  8. Psalm 11:1 Lit to your mountain, bird
  9. Psalm 11:2 Lit their
  10. Psalm 11:4 Lit His eyelids examine
  11. Psalm 11:6 Sym; MT reads rain snares, fire
  12. Psalm 11:6 Lit be the portion of their cup
  13. Psalm 12:4 Lit That say, “By our tongues we are strengthened
  14. Psalm 12:7 Some Hb mss, LXX, Jer; other Hb mss read them
  15. Psalm 12:7 Some Hb mss, LXX; other Hb mss read him
  16. Psalm 12:8 Lit walk about
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Psalm 10-12
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Psalm 10[a]

1 Why, Lord, do you stand far off?(A)
    Why do you hide yourself(B) in times of trouble?

2 In his arrogance the wicked man hunts down the weak,(C)
    who are caught in the schemes he devises.
3 He boasts(D) about the cravings of his heart;
    he blesses the greedy and reviles the Lord.(E)
4 In his pride the wicked man does not seek him;
    in all his thoughts there is no room for God.(F)
5 His ways are always prosperous;
    your laws are rejected by[b] him;
    he sneers at all his enemies.
6 He says to himself, “Nothing will ever shake me.”
    He swears, “No one will ever do me harm.”(G)

7 His mouth is full(H) of lies and threats;(I)
    trouble and evil are under his tongue.(J)
8 He lies in wait(K) near the villages;
    from ambush he murders the innocent.(L)
His eyes watch in secret for his victims;
9     like a lion in cover he lies in wait.
He lies in wait to catch the helpless;(M)
    he catches the helpless and drags them off in his net.(N)
10 His victims are crushed,(O) they collapse;
    they fall under his strength.
11 He says to himself, “God will never notice;(P)
    he covers his face and never sees.”(Q)

12 Arise,(R) Lord! Lift up your hand,(S) O God.
    Do not forget the helpless.(T)
13 Why does the wicked man revile God?(U)
    Why does he say to himself,
    “He won’t call me to account”?(V)
14 But you, God, see the trouble(W) of the afflicted;
    you consider their grief and take it in hand.
The victims commit themselves to you;(X)
    you are the helper(Y) of the fatherless.
15 Break the arm of the wicked man;(Z)
    call the evildoer to account for his wickedness
    that would not otherwise be found out.

16 The Lord is King for ever and ever;(AA)
    the nations(AB) will perish from his land.
17 You, Lord, hear the desire of the afflicted;(AC)
    you encourage them, and you listen to their cry,(AD)
18 defending the fatherless(AE) and the oppressed,(AF)
    so that mere earthly mortals
    will never again strike terror.

Psalm 11

For the director of music. Of David.

1 In the Lord I take refuge.(AG)
    How then can you say to me:
    “Flee(AH) like a bird to your mountain.(AI)
2 For look, the wicked bend their bows;(AJ)
    they set their arrows(AK) against the strings
to shoot from the shadows(AL)
    at the upright in heart.(AM)
3 When the foundations(AN) are being destroyed,
    what can the righteous do?”

4 The Lord is in his holy temple;(AO)
    the Lord is on his heavenly throne.(AP)
He observes everyone on earth;(AQ)
    his eyes examine(AR) them.
5 The Lord examines the righteous,(AS)
    but the wicked, those who love violence,
    he hates with a passion.(AT)
6 On the wicked he will rain
    fiery coals and burning sulfur;(AU)
    a scorching wind(AV) will be their lot.

7 For the Lord is righteous,(AW)
    he loves justice;(AX)
    the upright(AY) will see his face.(AZ)

Psalm 12[c]

For the director of music. According to sheminith.[d] A psalm of David.

1 Help, Lord, for no one is faithful anymore;(BA)
    those who are loyal have vanished from the human race.
2 Everyone lies(BB) to their neighbor;
    they flatter with their lips
    but harbor deception in their hearts.(BC)

3 May the Lord silence all flattering lips(BD)
    and every boastful tongue—(BE)
4 those who say,
    “By our tongues we will prevail;(BF)
    our own lips will defend us—who is lord over us?”

5 “Because the poor are plundered(BG) and the needy groan,(BH)
    I will now arise,(BI)” says the Lord.
    “I will protect them(BJ) from those who malign them.”
6 And the words of the Lord are flawless,(BK)
    like silver purified(BL) in a crucible,(BM)
    like gold[e] refined seven times.

7 You, Lord, will keep the needy safe(BN)
    and will protect us forever from the wicked,(BO)
8 who freely strut(BP) about
    when what is vile is honored by the human race.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 10:1 Psalms 9 and 10 may originally have been a single acrostic poem in which alternating lines began with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet. In the Septuagint they constitute one psalm.
  2. Psalm 10:5 See Septuagint; Hebrew / they are haughty, and your laws are far from
  3. Psalm 12:1 In Hebrew texts 12:1-8 is numbered 12:2-9.
  4. Psalm 12:1 Title: Probably a musical term
  5. Psalm 12:6 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; Masoretic Text earth
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