Psalms 10:1

1 [a]Why, LORD, do you stand far off? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?

Psalms 10:1 in Other Translations

KJV
1 Why standest thou afar off, O LORD? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?
ESV
1 Why, O LORD, do you stand far away? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?
NLT
1 O LORD, why do you stand so far away? Why do you hide when I am in trouble?
MSG
1 God, are you avoiding me? Where are you when I need you?
CSB
1 Lord, why do You stand so far away? Why do You hide in times of trouble?

Psalms 10:1 In-Context

1 Why, LORD, do you stand far off? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?
2 In his arrogance the wicked man hunts down the weak, who are caught in the schemes he devises.
3 He boasts about the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD.
4 In his pride the wicked man does not seek him; in all his thoughts there is no room for God.
5 His ways are always prosperous; your laws are rejected by him; he sneers at all his enemies.

Cross References 2

  • 1. Psalms 22:1,11; Psalms 35:22; Psalms 38:21; Psalms 71:12
  • 2. Psalms 13:1

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. 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.
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