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Psalms 10:1

Psalms 10:1 is verse 1 of Psalms chapter 10, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.

Berean Standard Bible

Why, O LORD, do You stand far off? Why do You hide in times of trouble?

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King James Version

Why standest thou afar off, O LORD? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?

World English Bible

Why do you stand far off, Yahweh? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?

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Psalms 10:1–3 · Berean Standard Bible

1 Why, O LORD, do You stand far off? Why do You hide in times of trouble?

2 In pride the wicked pursue the needy; let them be caught in the schemes they devise.

3 For the wicked man boasts in the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD.

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Hebrew words

לָמָ֣ה<to> why?יְ֭הוָהO Yahweh תַּעֲמֹ֣דdo you stand בְּרָח֑וֹקat a distance תַּ֝עְלִ֗יםdo you hide?לְעִתּ֥וֹתto times of בַּצָּרָֽהtrouble

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Cross-references

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

Psalms 22:1
My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Why are You so far from saving me, so far from my words of groaning?

Psalms 46:1
God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.

Jeremiah 14:8
O Hope of Israel, its Savior in times of distress, why are You like a stranger in the land, like a traveler who stays but a night?

Psalms 13:1
How long, O LORD? Will You forget me forever? How long will You hide Your face from me?

Psalms 13:2
How long must I wrestle in my soul, with sorrow in my heart each day? How long will my enemy dominate me?

Psalms 13:3
Consider me and respond, O LORD my God. Give light to my eyes, lest I sleep in death,

Psalms 27:9
Hide not Your face from me, nor turn away Your servant in anger. You have been my helper; do not leave me or forsake me, O God of my salvation.

Psalms 30:7
O LORD, You favored me; You made my mountain stand strong. When You hid Your face, I was dismayed.

Psalms 44:24
Why do You hide Your face and forget our affliction and oppression?

Psalms 88:14
Why, O LORD, do You reject me? Why do You hide Your face from me?

Job 13:24
Why do You hide Your face and consider me as Your enemy?

Job 23:9
When He is at work in the north, I cannot behold Him; when He turns to the south, I cannot see Him.

Job 34:29
But when He remains silent, who can condemn Him? When He hides His face, who can see Him? Yet He watches over both man and nation,

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