Psalm 10
Chant Psalter
Natural Speech Rhythm
Ut quid, Domine?
1 Why standest thou so 3 far | off, O | Lord, ||
and hidest thy face in the | needful | time of | trouble? ||
2 The ungodly, for his own lust, doth | perse•cute the | poor: ||
let them be taken in the crafty | wili•ness that | 3 they have • im- | agined. ||
3 For the ungodly hath made boast of his own | heart’s de- | sire, ||
and speaketh good of the | covetous, • whom | God ab- | horreth. ||
3 For the ungodly hath made boast of his own | heart’s de- | sire, ||
and speaketh good of the | covetous, • whom the | Lord ab- | horreth. ||
4 The ungodly is so proud, that he | careth • not for | God, ||
neither is | God in | all his | thoughts. ||
5 His ways are | alway | grievous; ||
thy judgments are far above out of his sight, * and therefore de- | fieth • he | all his | ene•mies. ||
6 For he hath said in his heart, Tush, I shall | never be • cast | down, ||
3 there | shall no | harm | happen • unto me. ||
7 His mouth is full of cursing, de- | ceit, and | fraud; ||
under his | tongue • is un- | godli•ness and | vani•ty. ||
8 He sitteth lurking in the thievish | corners • of the | streets, ||
and privily in his lurking dens doth he murder the innocent; * his | eyes are | set a•gainst the | poor. ||
9 For he lieth | waiting | secret•ly; ||
even as a lion lurketh he in his den, 3 that | he may | 3 ravish the | poor. ||
10 He doth | 3 ravish the | poor, ||
when he | getteth • him | 3 into his | net. ||
11 He falleth | down, and | humbleth him•self, ||
that the congregation of the poor may | fall in•to the | 3 hands of • his | captains. ||
12 He hath said in his heart, | Tush, • God hath for- | gotten; ||
he hideth away his | face, and • he will | never | see it. ||
13 Arise, O Lord God, and lift up thine hand; * for- | get • not the | poor. ||
14 Wherefore should the wicked blaspheme God, * while he doth say in his heart, | Tush, thou | God • carest | not • for it? ||
15 Surely thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest ungodliness and wrong, * 16 that thou mayest take the matter | 3 into thy | hand. ||
The poor committeth himself unto thee; for | thou • art the | helper • of the | friendless. ||
15 Surely thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest ungodliness and wrong, * that thou mayest take the matter | 3 into thy | hand. ||
16 The poor committeth himself unto thee; for | thou • art the | helper • of the | friendless. ||
17 Break thou the power of the un- | godly • and ma- | licious; ||
take away his un- | godli•ness, and | thou shalt • find | none. ||
17 Break thou the power of the un- | godly • and ma- | licious; ||
search out his un- | godli•ness, un- | til thou • find | none. ||
18 The Lord is King for | 3 ever and | ever, ||
and the heathen are | perished | 3 out of • the | land. ||
19 Lord, thou hast heard the de- | sire • of the | poor; ||
thou preparest their | heart, • and thine | ear | hearkeneth there•to; ||
19 Lord, thou hast heard the de- | sire • of the | poor; ||
thou preparest their | heart, • and thine | ear | hearken•eth; ||
20 To help the fatherless and | poor un•to their | right, ||
that the man of the | 3 earth be • no | more ex- | alted a•gainst them. ||
Glory | be • to the | Father, ||
and to the Son, | and • to the | Holy | Ghost; ||
As it | was in • the be- | ginning, ||
is now, and ever shall be, * | world with•out | end. A- | men. ||
