Salmi 10
Conferenza Episcopale Italiana
Fiducia del giusto
10 Al maestro del coro. In sordina. Salmo. Di Davide.
2 Loderò il Signore con tutto il cuore
e annunzierò tutte le tue meraviglie. 
3 Gioisco in te ed esulto,
canto inni al tuo nome, o Altissimo.
4 Mentre i miei nemici retrocedono,
davanti a te inciampano e periscono, 
5 perché hai sostenuto il mio diritto e la mia causa;
siedi in trono giudice giusto.
6 Hai minacciato le nazioni, hai sterminato l'empio,
il loro nome hai cancellato in eterno, per sempre. 
7 Per sempre sono abbattute le fortezze del nemico,
è scomparso il ricordo delle città che hai distrutte.
8 Ma il Signore sta assiso in eterno;
erige per il giudizio il suo trono: 
9 giudicherà il mondo con giustizia,
con rettitudine deciderà le cause dei popoli.
10 Il Signore sarà un riparo per l'oppresso,
in tempo di angoscia un rifugio sicuro. 
11 Confidino in te quanti conoscono il tuo nome,
perché non abbandoni chi ti cerca, Signore.
12 Cantate inni al Signore, che abita in Sion,
narrate tra i popoli le sue opere. 
13 Vindice del sangue, egli ricorda,
non dimentica il grido degli afflitti.
14 Abbi pietà di me, Signore,
vedi la mia miseria, opera dei miei nemici,
tu che mi strappi dalle soglie della morte, 
15 perché possa annunziare le tue lodi,
esultare per la tua salvezza
alle porte della città di Sion.
16 Sprofondano i popoli nella fossa che hanno scavata,
nella rete che hanno teso si impiglia il loro piede. 
17 Il Signore si è manifestato, ha fatto giustizia;
l'empio è caduto nella rete, opera delle sue mani.
18 Tornino gli empi negli inferi,
tutti i popoli che dimenticano Dio. 
19 Perché il povero non sarà dimenticato,
la speranza degli afflitti non resterà delusa.
20 Sorgi, Signore, non prevalga l'uomo:
davanti a te siano giudicate le genti. 
21 Riempile di spavento, Signore,
sappiano le genti che sono mortali.
22 Perché, Signore, stai lontano,
nel tempo dell'angoscia ti nascondi? 
23 Il misero soccombe all'orgoglio dell'empio
e cade nelle insidie tramate. 
24 L'empio si vanta delle sue brame,
l'avaro maledice, disprezza Dio. 
25 L'empio insolente disprezza il Signore:
«Dio non se ne cura: Dio non esiste»;
questo è il suo pensiero.
26 Le sue imprese riescono sempre.
Son troppo in alto per lui i tuoi giudizi:
disprezza tutti i suoi avversari.
27 Egli pensa: «Non sarò mai scosso,
vivrò sempre senza sventure». 
28 Di spergiuri, di frodi e d'inganni ha piena la bocca,
sotto la sua lingua sono iniquità e sopruso. 
29 Sta in agguato dietro le siepi,
dai nascondigli uccide l'innocente. 
30 I suoi occhi spiano l'infelice,
sta in agguato nell'ombra come un leone nel covo.
Sta in agguato per ghermire il misero,
ghermisce il misero attirandolo nella rete. 
31 Infierisce di colpo sull'oppresso,
cadono gl'infelici sotto la sua violenza. 
32 Egli pensa: «Dio dimentica,
nasconde il volto, non vede più nulla».
33 Sorgi, Signore, alza la tua mano,
non dimenticare i miseri. 
34 Perché l'empio disprezza Dio
e pensa: «Non ne chiederà conto»?
35 Eppure tu vedi l'affanno e il dolore,
tutto tu guardi e prendi nelle tue mani.
A te si abbandona il misero,
dell'orfano tu sei il sostegno.
Spezza il braccio dell'empio e del malvagio; 
36 Punisci il suo peccato e più non lo trovi.
37 Il Signore è re in eterno, per sempre:
dalla sua terra sono scomparse le genti. 
38 Tu accogli, Signore, il desiderio dei miseri,
rafforzi i loro cuori, porgi l'orecchio 
39 per far giustizia all'orfano e all'oppresso;
e non incuta più terrore l'uomo fatto di terra.
Psalm 10
New King James Version
A Song of Confidence in God’s Triumph over Evil
10 Why do You stand afar off, O Lord?
Why do You hide in times of trouble?
2 The wicked in his pride [a]persecutes the poor;
(A)Let them be caught in the plots which they have devised.
3 For the wicked (B)boasts of his heart’s desire;
[b]He (C)blesses the greedy and renounces the Lord.
4 The wicked in his proud countenance does not seek God;
[c]God is in none of his (D)thoughts.
5 His ways [d]are always prospering;
Your judgments are far above, out of his sight;
As for all his enemies, he sneers at them.
6 (E)He has said in his heart, “I shall not be moved;
(F)I shall never be in adversity.”
7 (G)His mouth is full of cursing and (H)deceit and oppression;
Under his tongue is trouble and iniquity.
8 He sits in the lurking places of the villages;
In the secret places he murders the innocent;
His eyes are secretly fixed on the helpless.
9 He lies in wait secretly, as a lion in his den;
He lies in wait to catch the poor;
He catches the poor when he draws him into his net.
10 So [e]he crouches, he lies low,
That the helpless may fall by his [f]strength.
11 He has said in his heart,
“God has forgotten;
He hides His face;
He will never see.”
12 Arise, O Lord!
O God, (I)lift up Your hand!
Do not forget the (J)humble.
13 Why do the wicked renounce God?
He has said in his heart,
“You will not require an account.”
14 But You have (K)seen, for You observe trouble and grief,
To repay it by Your hand.
The helpless (L)commits[g] himself to You;
(M)You are the helper of the fatherless.
15 Break the arm of the wicked and the evil man;
Seek out his wickedness until You find none.
16 (N)The Lord is King forever and ever;
The nations have perished out of His land.
17 Lord, You have heard the desire of the humble;
You will prepare their heart;
You will cause Your ear to hear,
18 To [h]do justice to the fatherless and the oppressed,
That the man of the earth may [i]oppress no more.
Footnotes
- Psalm 10:2 hotly pursues
- Psalm 10:3 Or The greedy man curses and spurns the Lord
- Psalm 10:4 Or All his thoughts are, “There is no God”
- Psalm 10:5 Lit. are strong
- Psalm 10:10 Or he is crushed, is bowed
- Psalm 10:10 Or mighty ones
- Psalm 10:14 Lit. leaves, entrusts
- Psalm 10:18 vindicate
- Psalm 10:18 terrify
Psalm 10
New International Version
Psalm 10[a]
2 In his arrogance the wicked man hunts down the weak,(C)
    who are caught in the schemes he devises.
3 He boasts(D) about the cravings of his heart;
    he blesses the greedy and reviles the Lord.(E)
4 In his pride the wicked man does not seek him;
    in all his thoughts there is no room for God.(F)
5 His ways are always prosperous;
    your laws are rejected by[b] him;
    he sneers at all his enemies.
6 He says to himself, “Nothing will ever shake me.”
    He swears, “No one will ever do me harm.”(G)
7 His mouth is full(H) of lies and threats;(I)
    trouble and evil are under his tongue.(J)
8 He lies in wait(K) near the villages;
    from ambush he murders the innocent.(L)
His eyes watch in secret for his victims;
9     like a lion in cover he lies in wait.
He lies in wait to catch the helpless;(M)
    he catches the helpless and drags them off in his net.(N)
10 His victims are crushed,(O) they collapse;
    they fall under his strength.
11 He says to himself, “God will never notice;(P)
    he covers his face and never sees.”(Q)
12 Arise,(R) Lord! Lift up your hand,(S) O God.
    Do not forget the helpless.(T)
13 Why does the wicked man revile God?(U)
    Why does he say to himself,
    “He won’t call me to account”?(V)
14 But you, God, see the trouble(W) of the afflicted;
    you consider their grief and take it in hand.
The victims commit themselves to you;(X)
    you are the helper(Y) of the fatherless.
15 Break the arm of the wicked man;(Z)
    call the evildoer to account for his wickedness
    that would not otherwise be found out.
16 The Lord is King for ever and ever;(AA)
    the nations(AB) will perish from his land.
17 You, Lord, hear the desire of the afflicted;(AC)
    you encourage them, and you listen to their cry,(AD)
18 defending the fatherless(AE) and the oppressed,(AF)
    so that mere earthly mortals
    will never again strike terror.
Footnotes
- Psalm 10:1 Psalms 9 and 10 may originally have been a single acrostic poem in which alternating lines began with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet. In the Septuagint they constitute one psalm.
- Psalm 10:5 See Septuagint; Hebrew / they are haughty, and your laws are far from
Psalm 10
King James Version
10 Why standest thou afar off, O Lord? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?
2 The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.
3 For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the Lord abhorreth.
4 The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts.
5 His ways are always grievous; thy judgments are far above out of his sight: as for all his enemies, he puffeth at them.
6 He hath said in his heart, I shall not be moved: for I shall never be in adversity.
7 His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity.
8 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.
9 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.
10 He croucheth, and humbleth himself, that the poor may fall by his strong ones.
11 He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never see it.
12 Arise, O Lord; O God, lift up thine hand: forget not the humble.
13 Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God? he hath said in his heart, Thou wilt not require it.
14 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.
15 Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man: seek out his wickedness till thou find none.
16 The Lord is King for ever and ever: the heathen are perished out of his land.
17 Lord, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:
18 To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more oppress.
Psalm 10
English Standard Version
Why Do You Hide Yourself?
2 In arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the poor;
    let them (D)be caught in the schemes that they have devised.
3 For the wicked (E)boasts of the desires of his soul,
    and the one greedy for gain (F)curses[a] and (G)renounces the Lord.
4 In the pride of his face[b] the wicked does not (H)seek him;[c]
    all his thoughts are, (I)“There is no God.”
5 His ways prosper at all times;
    your judgments are on high, (J)out of his sight;
    as for all his foes, he (K)puffs at them.
6 He (L)says in his heart, “I shall not be moved;
    throughout all generations I (M)shall not meet adversity.”
7 (N)His mouth is filled with cursing and (O)deceit and (P)oppression;
    (Q)under his tongue are (R)mischief and (S)iniquity.
8 He sits in ambush in the villages;
    in (T)hiding places he murders the innocent.
His eyes stealthily watch for the helpless;
9     he lurks in ambush like (U)a lion in his (V)thicket;
he (W)lurks that he may seize the poor;
    he seizes the poor when he draws him into his (X)net.
10 The helpless are crushed, sink down,
    and fall by his might.
11 He says in his heart, “God has forgotten,
    he has (Y)hidden his face, he (Z)will never see it.”
12 (AA)Arise, O Lord; O God, (AB)lift up your hand;
    (AC)forget not the afflicted.
13 Why does the wicked (AD)renounce God
    and say in his heart, “You will not (AE)call to account”?
14 But you do see, for you (AF)note mischief and vexation,
    that you may take it into your hands;
to you the helpless (AG)commits himself;
    you have been (AH)the helper of the fatherless.
15 (AI)Break the arm of the wicked and evildoer;
    (AJ)call his wickedness to account till you find none.
16 (AK)The Lord is king forever and ever;
    the (AL)nations perish from his land.
17 O Lord, you hear the desire of the afflicted;
    you will (AM)strengthen their heart; you will incline your ear
18 to (AN)do justice to the fatherless and (AO)the oppressed,
    so that (AP)man who is of the earth may strike terror no more.
Footnotes
- Psalm 10:3 Or and he blesses the one greedy for gain
- Psalm 10:4 Or of his anger
- Psalm 10:4 Or the wicked says, “He will not call to account”
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