Psalm 10A Prayer for Justice

Why are you so far away, O Lord?
Why do you hide yourself when we are in trouble?

2 The wicked are proud and persecute the poor;
catch them in the traps they have made.

3 The wicked are proud of their evil desires;
the greedy curse and reject the Lord.

4 The wicked do not care about the Lord;
in their pride they think that God doesn’t matter.

5 The wicked succeed in everything.
They cannot understand God’s judgments;
they sneer at their enemies.

6 They say to themselves, “We will never fail;
we will never be in trouble.”

7 Their speech is filled with curses, lies, and threats;
they are quick to speak hateful, evil words.

8 They hide themselves in the villages,
waiting to murder innocent people.
They spy on their helpless victims;

9 they…