Psalm 10

WHy dost thou Lord withdraw thy self,
and stand so farre from us?
Why doest thou hide thy self away,
in times so perilous?
The wicked persecutes the poor,
with pride of heart surpris'd,
Let them be taken in the plot
which they themselves devis'd.

The wicked vaunts of compassing
his hearts desire, and blest
Accompts the griping covetous,
and doth the Lord detest.
The wicked man, in pride of heart,
cares not to seek or call
On God, the Lord is not so much
as in his thoughts at all.

His wayes are alwayes prosperous,
thy judgments are on high
Out of his sight, his foes he doth
puff at disdainfully.
And thus he speaks in pride of heart,
I never mov'd shall be,
Nor yet in any time to come
adversity shall see.

With cursing, and deceits, and guile,
his mouth is fill'd alwayes,
And mischief, and iniquity
under his tongue he layes.
In the close places of his Courts
he lurks, and secretly
The harmless slayes, against the poor
his eyes watch privily.

And like a Lion in his den,
he lurks the poor to take,
And when he hath him in his net,
the weak his prey doth make;
He croutcheth to the ground, and low
he bows himself withall,
That such as are but poor and weak
by his strong ones may fall.

He says in's heart, that God these things
to mind will never call,
He turns away and hides his face,
and will not see at all,
Arise, stand up, O Lord, our God,
stretch out thy mighty arm,
Neglect not Lord too long to save
the humble soul from harm.

How long, O God, shall wicked men
contemn the Lord? and say
Presumptuously within their heart,
God will it not repay:
But thou takst notice, Lord, and doest
observe mischief and spite,
And it in thy due time thou wilt
with thine own hand requite.

The poor, that hath none help besides,
on thee relyes alone,
Thou doest support the fatherless,
to thee that make their mone.
Lord break the arm of wicked men,
and all their pow'r confound,
And search out all their wickedness
till it no more be found.

The Lord is King for evermore,
and by his mighty hand
The heathen folk are perished,
and cast out of his land.
The humble and poor mans desires
with favor thou hast heard,
Yea, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear,
thou hast their hearts prepar'd.

To judge the helpless, fatherless,
and the opprest and poor,
That these great men the weak of th'earth
may terrifie no more.