{"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/web/psalms/10","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-06-10T01:58:23.408Z"},"reference":{"translation":"WEB","book":"Psalms","bookSlug":"psalms","chapter":10,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":9,"nextChapter":11,"totalChapters":150,"totalVerses":18},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"Why do you stand far off, Yahweh? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?"},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"In arrogance, the wicked hunt down the weak. They are caught in the schemes that they devise."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"For the wicked boasts of his heart's cravings. He blesses the greedy, and condemns Yahweh."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"The wicked, in the pride of his face, has no room in his thoughts for God."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"His ways are prosperous at all times. He is haughty, and your laws are far from his sight. As for all his adversaries, he sneers at them."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"He says in his heart, |I shall not be shaken. For generations I shall have no trouble.|"},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and oppression. Under his tongue is mischief and iniquity."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"He lies in wait near the villages. From ambushes, he murders the innocent. His eyes are secretly set against the helpless."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"He lurks in secret as a lion in his ambush. He lies in wait to catch the helpless. He catches the helpless, when he draws him in his net."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"The helpless are crushed. They collapse. They fall under his strength."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"He says in his heart, |God has forgotten. He hides his face. He will never see it.|"},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"Arise, Yahweh! God, lift up your hand! Don't forget the helpless."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"Why does the wicked person condemn God, and say in his heart, |God won't call me into account?|"},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"But you do see trouble and grief. You consider it to take it into your hand. You help the victim and the fatherless."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"Break the arm of the wicked. As for the evil man, seek out his wickedness until you find none."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"Yahweh is King forever and ever! The nations will perish out of his land."},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"Yahweh, you have heard the desire of the humble. You will prepare their heart. You will cause your ear to hear,"},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"to judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that man who is of the earth may terrify no more. For the Chief Musician. By David."}],"citation":{"inline":"Psalms 10 (WEB)","markdown":"[Psalms 10](https://primebible.com/web/psalms/10)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* WEB. https://primebible.com/web/psalms/10 (accessed 2026-06-10)."}}