{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/drb/psalms/10","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-30T17:21:50.252Z"},"reference":{"translation":"DRB","book":"Psalms","bookSlug":"psalms","chapter":10,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":9,"nextChapter":11,"totalChapters":150,"totalVerses":18},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"Why, O Lord, hast thou retired afar off? why dost thou slight us in our wants, in the time of trouble? "},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Whilst the wicked man is proud, the poor is set on fire: they are caught in the counsels which they devise. "},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"For the sinner is praised in the desires of his soul: and the unjust man is blessed. "},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"The sinner hath provoked the Lord according to the multitude of his wrath he will not seek him: "},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"God is not before his eyes: his ways are filthy at all times. Thy judgments are removed from his sight: he shall rule over all his enemies. "},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"For he hath said in his heart: I shall not be moved from generation to generation, and shall be without evil. "},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"His mouth is full of cursing, and of bitterness, and of deceit: under his tongue are labour and sorrow. "},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"He sitteth in ambush with the rich in private places, that he may kill the innocent. "},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"His eyes are upon the poor man: He lieth in wait in secret like a lion in his den. He lieth in ambush that he may catch the poor man: to catch the poor, whilst he draweth him to him. "},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"In his net he will bring him down, he will crouch and fall, when he shall have power over the poor. "},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"For he hath said in his heart: God hath forgotten, he hath turned away his face not to see to the end. "},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"Arise, O Lord God, let thy hand be exalted: forget not the poor. "},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"Wherefore hath the wicked provoked God? for he hath said in his heart: He will not require it. "},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"Thou seest it, for thou considerest labour and sorrow: that thou mayst deliver them into thy hands. To thee is the poor man left: thou wilt be a helper to the orphan. "},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"Break thou the arm of the sinner and of the malignant: his sin shall be sought, and shall not be found. "},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"The Lord shall reign to eternity, yea, for ever and ever: ye Gentiles shall perish from his land. "},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"The Lord hath heard the desire of the poor: thy ear hath heard the preparation of their heart. "},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"To judge for the fatherless and for the humble, that man may no more presume to magnify himself upon earth. "}],"citation":{"inline":"Psalms 10 (DRB)","markdown":"[Psalms 10](https://primebible.com/drb/psalms/10)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* DRB. https://primebible.com/drb/psalms/10 (accessed 2026-05-30)."}}