Salmos, 10

1. Ao mestre do coro. De Davide.

1. Why, Yahweh, do you keep so distant, stay hidden in times of trouble?

2. Ao Senhor me acolho; por que dizeis (pois) à minha a alma: "Foge para o monte como a ave?" (1)

2. In his pride the wicked hunts down the weak, who is caught in the schemes he devises.

3. Eis que os ímpios retesam o seu arco, ajustam a sua flecha sobre a corda, para dispararem às ocultas contra os que são de coração recto. (2)

3. The wicked is proud of his inmost desires, by his blasphemies the grasping spurns Yahweh,

4. Quando se desmoronam os fundamentos, que pode fazer o justo? (3)

4. the wicked in his arrogance does not look very far; 'There is no God,' is his only thought.

5. O Senhor habita no seu santo templo, o trono do Senhor está no céu. Os seus olhos observam, as suas pálpebras examinam os filhos dos homens. (4)

5. In all circumstances his step is assured; your judgements are above his head. His rivals? He scoffs at them all.

6. O senhor sonda o justo e o ímpio; o seu espírito odeia aquele que ama a iniquidade. (5)

6. He says in his heart, 'I shall never be shaken,' free of trouble himself,

7. Fará chover sobre os pecadores carvões ardentes e enxofre; um vento abrasador será a porção do seu cálice. (6)

7. he wishes it on others. His speech is full of lies and browbeating, under his tongue lurk spite and wickedness.

8. Com efeito, o Senhor é justo e ama a justiça; os homens rectos verão a sua face. (7)

8. In the undergrowth he lies in ambush, in his hiding-place he murders the innocent. He watches intently for the downtrodden,

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9. lurking unseen like a lion in his lair, lurking to pounce on the poor; he pounces on him and drags him off in his net.

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10. He keeps watch, crouching down low, the poor wretch falls into his clutches;

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11. he says in his heart, 'God forgets, he has turned away his face to avoid seeing the end.'

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12. Rise, Yahweh! God, raise your hand, do not forget the afflicted!

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13. Why should the wicked spurn God, assuring himself you will never follow it up?

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14. You have seen for yourself the trouble and vexation, you watch so as to take it in hand. The oppressed relies on you; you are the only recourse of the orphan.

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15. Break the arm of the wicked and evil, seek out wickedness till there is none left to be found.

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16. Yahweh is king for ever and ever, the heathen has vanished from his country.

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17. Yahweh, you listen to the laments of the poor, you give them courage, you grant them a hearing,

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18. to give judgement for the orphaned and exploited, so that earthborn humans may strike terror no more.