Psalms 10: A Cry Against the Proud Oppressor
A raw question about why God seems distant from suffering.
This chapter continues directly from Psalms 9, opening with the question of why the LORD stands far off while the wicked in their pride hunt down the poor like a lion stalking prey. It describes the oppressor's boasting and denial that God even notices.
Unto the end. A psalm to David.
In the Lord I put my trust: how then do you say to my soul: Get thee away from hence to the mountain, like a sparrow.
For, lo, the wicked have bent their bow: they have prepared their arrows in the quiver, to shoot in the dark the upright of heart.
For they have destroyed the things which thou hast made: but what has the just man done?
The Lord is in his holy temple, the Lord's throne is in heaven. His eyes look on the poor man: his eyelids examine the sons of men.
The Lord trieth the just and the wicked: but he that loveth iniquity, hateth his own soul.
He shall rain snares upon sinners: fire and brimstone, and storms of winds, shall be the portion of their cup.
For the Lord is just, and hath loved justice: his countenance hath beheld righteousness.