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The wicked one arrogantly pursues the afflicted,[a]
    who are trapped in the schemes he devises.
For the wicked one boasts about his own desire;
    he blesses the greedy
        and despises the Lord.
With haughty arrogance, the wicked thinks,
    “God will not seek justice.”[b]
        He always presumes “There is no God.”

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 10:2 Or the poor
  2. Psalm 10:4 The Heb. lacks justice

In his arrogance the wicked man hunts down the weak,(A)
    who are caught in the schemes he devises.
He boasts(B) about the cravings of his heart;
    he blesses the greedy and reviles the Lord.(C)
In his pride the wicked man does not seek him;
    in all his thoughts there is no room for God.(D)

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