--- title: Psalms 10 — the Tanakh in Hebrew, Aramaic and English, with trees description: Psalms chapter 10 of the Tanakh (Ketuvim — the Writings) in Hebrew, Aramaic (the Targum) and English (JPS 1917), every verse with its syntax tree and pragmatics. It begins: Why standest Thou afar off, O LORD? 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Why hidest Thou Thyself in times of trouble? - [10:2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.10.2/) — בְּגַאֲוַת רָשָׁע יִדְלַק עָנִי יִתָּפְשׂוּ ׀ בִּמְזִמּוֹת זוּ חָשָֽׁבוּ׃ — Through the pride of the wicked the poor is hotly pursued, they are taken in the devices that they have imagined. - [10:3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.10.3/) — כִּֽי־הִלֵּל רָשָׁע עַל־תַּאֲוַת נַפְשׁוֹ וּבֹצֵעַ בֵּרֵךְ נִאֵץ ׀ יְהוָֽה׃ — For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and the covetous vaunteth himself, though he contemn the LORD. - [10:4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.10.4/) — רָשָׁע כְּגֹבַהּ אַפּוֹ בַּל־יִדְרֹשׁ אֵין אֱלֹהִים כָּל־מְזִמּוֹתָֽיו׃ — The wicked, in the pride of his countenance, saith: 'He will not require'; all his thoughts are: 'There is no God.' - [10:5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.10.5/) — יָחִילוּ דְרָכָיו ׀ בְּכָל־עֵת מָרוֹם מִשְׁפָּטֶיךָ מִנֶּגְדּוֹ כָּל־צוֹרְרָיו יָפִיחַ בָּהֶֽם׃ — His ways prosper at all times; Thy judgments are far above out of his sight; as for all his adversaries, he puffeth at them. - [10:6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.10.6/) — אָמַר בְּלִבּוֹ בַּל־אֶמּוֹט לְדֹר וָדֹר אֲשֶׁר לֹֽא־בְרָֽע׃ — He saith in his heart: 'I shall not be moved, I who to all generations shall not be in adversity.' - [10:7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.10.7/) — אָלָה פִּיהוּ מָלֵא וּמִרְמוֹת וָתֹךְ תַּחַת לְשׁוֹנוֹ עָמָל וָאָֽוֶן׃ — His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and oppression; under his tongue is mischief and iniquity. - [10:8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.10.8/) — יֵשֵׁב ׀ בְּמַאְרַב חֲצֵרִים בַּֽמִּסְתָּרִים יַהֲרֹג נָקִי עֵינָיו לְֽחֵלְכָה יִצְפֹּֽנוּ׃ — He sitteth in the lurking-places of the villages; in secret places doth he slay the innocent; his eyes are on the watch for the helpless. - [10:9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.10.9/) — יֶאֱרֹב בַּמִּסְתָּר ׀ כְּאַרְיֵה בְסֻכֹּה יֶאֱרֹב לַחֲטוֹף עָנִי יַחְטֹף עָנִי בְּמָשְׁכוֹ בְרִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃ — He lieth in wait in a secret place as a lion in his lair, he lieth in wait to catch the poor; he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him up in his net. - [10:10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.10.10/) — יִדְכֶּה יָשֹׁחַ וְנָפַל בַּעֲצוּמָיו חֵיל כָּאִֽים׃ — He croucheth, he boweth down, and the helpless fall into his mighty claws. - [10:11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.10.11/) — אָמַר בְּלִבּוֹ שָׁכַֽח אֵל הִסְתִּיר פָּנָיו בַּל־רָאָה לָנֶֽצַח׃ — He hath said in his heart: 'God hath forgotten; He hideth His face; He will never see.' - [10:12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.10.12/) — קוּמָה יְהוָה אֵל נְשָׂא יָדֶךָ אַל־תִּשְׁכַּח עֲנָוִֽים׃ — Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up Thy hand; forget not the humble. - [10:13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.10.13/) — עַל־מֶה ׀ נִאֵץ רָשָׁע ׀ אֱלֹהִים אָמַר בְּלִבּוֹ לֹא תִּדְרֹֽשׁ׃ — Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God, and say in his heart: 'Thou wilt not require'? - [10:14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.10.14/) — רָאִתָה כִּֽי־אַתָּה ׀ עָמָל וָכַעַס ׀ תַּבִּיט לָתֵת בְּיָדֶךָ עָלֶיךָ יַעֲזֹב חֵלֶכָה יָתוֹם אַתָּה ׀ הָיִיתָ עוֹזֵֽר׃ — Thou hast seen; for Thou beholdest trouble and vexation, to requite them with Thy hand; unto Thee the helpless committeth himself; Thou hast been the helper of the fatherless. - [10:15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.10.15/) — שְׁבֹר זְרוֹעַ רָשָׁע וָרָע תִּֽדְרוֹשׁ־רִשְׁעוֹ בַל־תִּמְצָֽא׃ — Break Thou the arm of the wicked; and as for the evil man, search out his wickedness, till none be found. - [10:16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.10.16/) — יְהוָה מֶלֶךְ עוֹלָם וָעֶד אָבְדוּ גוֹיִם מֵֽאַרְצֽוֹ׃ — The LORD is King for ever and ever; the nations are perished out of His land. - [10:17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.10.17/) — תַּאֲוַת עֲנָוִים שָׁמַעְתָּ יְהוָה תָּכִין לִבָּם תַּקְשִׁיב אָזְנֶֽךָ׃ — LORD, Thou hast heard the desire of the humble: Thou wilt direct their heart, Thou wilt cause Thine ear to attend; - [10:18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.10.18/) — לִשְׁפֹּט יָתוֹם וָדָךְ בַּל־יוֹסִיף עוֹד לַעֲרֹץ אֱנוֹשׁ מִן־הָאָֽרֶץ׃ — To right the fatherless and the oppressed, that man who is of the earth may be terrible no more. - ← previous: [Psalms 9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA/9/) - next →: [Psalms 11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA/11/) - ↑ back to [Psalms](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA/)