For the music director; according to the tune of “Lilies;”
45:1 My heart is stirred by a beautiful song.
I say, “I have composed this special song
my tongue is as skilled as the stylus of an experienced scribe.”
10:1 Why, Lord, do you stand far off?
Why do you pay no attention during times of trouble?
10:2 The wicked arrogantly chase the oppressed;
the oppressed are trapped
10:3 Yes,
the one who robs others
10:4 The wicked man is so arrogant he always thinks,
“God won’t hold me accountable; he doesn’t care.”
10:5 He is secure at all times.
He has no regard for your commands;
he disdains all his enemies.
10:6 He says to himself,
“I will never
because I experience no calamity.”
10:7 His mouth is full of curses and deceptive, harmful words;
his tongue injures and destroys.
10:8 He waits in ambush near the villages;
in hidden places he kills the innocent.
His eyes look for some unfortunate victim.
10:9 He lies in ambush in a hidden place, like a lion in a thicket;
he lies in ambush, waiting to catch
he catches the oppressed
10:10 His victims are crushed and beaten down;
they are trapped in his sturdy nets.
10:11 He says to himself,
“God overlooks it;
he does not pay attention;
he never notices.”
10:12 Rise up, Lord!
O God, strike him down!
Do not forget the oppressed!
10:13 Why does the wicked man reject God?
He says to himself,
10:14 You have taken notice,
for
The unfortunate victim entrusts his cause to you;
you deliver
10:15 Break the arm
Hold him accountable for his wicked deeds,
which he thought you would not discover.
10:16 The Lord rules forever!
The nations are driven out of his land.
10:17 Lord, you have heard
you make them feel secure because you listen to their prayer.
10:18 You defend
so that mere mortals may no longer terrorize them.
For the music director; by David.
11:1 In the Lord I have taken shelter.
How can you say to me,
“Flee to a mountain like a bird!
11:2 For look, the wicked
they put their arrows on the strings,
to shoot in the darkness
11:3 When the foundations
what can the godly
11:4 The Lord is in his holy temple;
the Lord’s throne is in heaven.
His eyes
his eyes
11:5 The Lord approves of
but he
11:6 May the Lord rain down
A whirlwind is what they deserve!
11:7 Certainly
he rewards godly deeds;
the upright will experience his favor.