Psalm 10:1-3

Christian Standard Bible

Psalm 10

Need for God’s Justice

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

³For the wicked one boasts about his own cravings;^(D)
the one who is greedy curses^[c] and despises the Lord.^(E)

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Footnotes

10:1 Some Hb mss, LXX connect Pss 9–10.
10:1 Together Pss 9–10 form a partial acrostic.
10:3 Or he blesses the greedy

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