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Psalms 10

18 aligned verses; 18 with wording or punctuation differences .

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Why standest thou afar off, O LORD ? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?
Why standest thou afar off, O Jehovah ? Why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?
The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor : let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined .
In the pride of the wicked the poor is hotly pursued; Let them be taken in the devices that they have conceived .
For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the LORD abhorreth .
For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, And the covetous renounceth , `yea', contemneth Jehovah .
The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts.
The wicked, in the pride of his countenance, `saith', He will not require `it'. All his thoughts are, There is no God .
His ways are always grievous ; thy judgments are far above out of his sight: as for all his enemies , he puffeth at them.
His ways are firm at all times ; Thy judgments are far above out of his sight: As for all his adversaries , he puffeth at them.
He hath said in his heart, I shall not be moved : for I shall never be in adversity.
He saith in his heart, I shall not be moved ; To all generations I shall not be in adversity.
His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud : under his tongue is mischief and vanity .
His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and oppression : Under his tongue is mischief and iniquity .
He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages : in the secret places doth he murder the innocent : his eyes are privily set against the poor .
He sitteth in the lurking - places of the villages ; In the secret places doth he murder the innocent ; His eyes are privily set against the helpless .
He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lieth in wait to catch the poor: he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him into his net.
He lurketh in secret as a lion in his covert; He lieth in wait to catch the poor: He doth catch the poor, when he draweth him in his net.
He croucheth, and humbleth himself , that the poor may fall by his strong ones.
He croucheth, he boweth down , And the helpless fall by his strong ones.
He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten : he hideth his face; he will never see it.
He saith in his heart, God hath forgotten ; He hideth his face; he will never see it.
Arise, O LORD ; O God, lift up thine hand: forget not the humble .
Arise, O Jehovah ; O God, lift up thy hand: Forget not the poor .
Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God ? he hath said in his heart, Thou wilt not require it .
Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God , And say in his heart, Thou wilt not require ` it '?
Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless.
Thou hast seen ` it ' ; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: The helpless committeth ` himself ' unto thee; Thou hast been the helper of the fatherless.
Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man : seek out his wickedness till thou find none.
Break thou the arm of the wicked ; And as for the evil man , seek out his wickedness till thou find none.
The LORD is King for ever and ever: the heathen are perished out of his land.
Jehovah is King for ever and ever: The nations are perished out of his land.
LORD , thou hast heard the desire of the humble : thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear :
Jehovah , thou hast heard the desire of the meek : Thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear ;
To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more oppress .
To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, That man who is of the earth may be terrible no more. Psalm 11 For the Chief Musician. `A Psalm' of David.

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