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Psalm 10:4-9 English Standard Version (ESV)

4. In the pride of his face the wicked does not seek him;all his thoughts are, “There is no God.”

5. His ways prosper at all times;your judgments are on high, out of his sight;as for all his foes, he puffs at them.

6. He says in his heart, “I shall not be moved;throughout all generations I shall not meet adversity.”

7. His mouth is filled with cursing and deceit and oppression; under his tongue are mischief and iniquity.

8. He sits in ambush in the villages;in hiding places he murders the innocent.His eyes stealthily watch for the helpless;

9. he lurks in ambush like a lion in his thicket;he lurks that he may seize the poor;he seizes the poor when he draws him into his net.