Psalm 10
Douay-Rheims 1899
Chapter overview
Psalm 10 honestly questions why injustice seems hidden and unchecked. It names exploitation of the vulnerable, then affirms that suffering is seen and that the orphan and oppressed will receive justice.
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1Unto the end. A psalm for David.
2In the Lord I put my trust: how then do you say to my soul: Get thee away from hence to the mountain like a sparrow?
3For, lo, the wicked have bent their bow; they have prepared their arrows in the quiver; to shoot in the dark the upright of heart.
4For they have destroyed the things which thou hast made: but what has the just man done?
5The Lord is in his holy temple, the Lord’s throne is in heaven. His eyes look on the poor man: his eyelids examine the sons of men.
6The Lord trieth the just and the wicked: but he that loveth iniquity hateth his own soul.
7He shall rain snares upon sinners: fire and brimstone and storms of winds shall be the portion of their cup.
8For the Lord is just, and hath loved justice: his countenance hath beheld righteousness.
Douay-Rheims 1899 — Public Domain. Where these translations come from.