Psalm 10
1 O
LORD, why do you stand so far away?
Why do you hide when I
am in trouble?
2 The
wicked arrogantly hunt down the poor.
Let them be caught in
the evil they plan for others.
3 For
they brag about their evil desires;
they praise the greedy
and curse the LORD.
4 The wicked are too proud to seek God.
They seem to think that
God is dead.
5 Yet
they succeed in everything they do.
They do not see your
punishment awaiting them.
They sneer at all their
enemies.
6 They
think, "Nothing bad will ever happen to us!
We will be free of
trouble forever!"
7 Their mouths are full of cursing, lies, and threats.*
Trouble and evil are on
the tips of their tongues.
8 They
lurk in ambush in the villages, waiting to murder innocent people.
They are always
searching for helpless victims.
9 Like
lions crouched in hiding, they wait to pounce on the helpless.
Like hunters they capture the helpless and drag them away in nets.
10 Their helpless victims are crushed; they fall beneath the strength of the wicked.
11 The
wicked think, "God isn't watching us!
He has closed his eyes
and won't even see what we do!"
12 Arise, O LORD!
Punish the wicked, O
God!
Do not ignore the
helpless!
13 Why
do the wicked get away with despising God?
They think, "God
will never call us to account."
14 But
you see the trouble and grief they cause.
You take note of it and
punish them.
The helpless put their trust in
you.
You defend the
orphans.
15 Break the arms of these wicked, evil people!
Go after them until the
last one is destroyed.
16 The
LORD is king forever and ever!
The godless nations
will vanish from the land.
17 LORD,
you know the hopes of the helpless.
Surely you will hear
their cries and comfort them.
18 You
will bring justice to the orphans and the oppressed, so mere people
can no longer terrify them.
King David, a king of Israel thousands
of years ago & the author of this psalm, evidently lived in a
time where the wicked got away with all kinds of wickedness...
...much like we have going on today.
David clearly outlines the the fact
that even though the wicked seem to prosper, one day “their chicken
will all come home to roost.”
iow, they will face the consequences
of their wickeness.
And, those of us who are not consumed
by wickedness will be bale to live in terror of these same wicked
people.
In a time when it seems the world is
filled with wicked people,
embracing all kinds of wickedness,
perhaps it is advantageous to remember
that what goes around comes around,
or,
we reap what we sow.
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