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b'Look, I give you authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy. And nothing shall by any means hurt you.\\n\\n\\nPsalm 10\\n\\n\\n1 Why do You stand far off, O Lord?\\n\\xa0 \\xa0 Why do You hide Yourself in times of trouble?\\n2 In arrogance the wicked persecutes the poor;\\n\\xa0 \\xa0 let them be caught in the devices they have planned.\\n\\n3 For the wicked boasts of his soul\\u2019s desire;\\n\\xa0 \\xa0 he blesses the greedy and despises the Lord.\\n\\n4 The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek God;\\n\\xa0 \\xa0 God is not in all his thoughts.\\n\\n5 His ways are always prosperous;\\n\\xa0 \\xa0 Your judgments are high and distant from him;\\n\\xa0 \\xa0 as for all his enemies, they scoff at him.\\n\\n6 He says in his heart, \\u201cI shall not be moved;\\n\\xa0 \\xa0 for generations I shall not meet adversity.\\u201d\\n7 His mouth is filled with cursing and deceit and oppression;\\n\\xa0 \\xa0 under his tongue is mischief and iniquity.\\n\\n8 He sits in the lurking places of the villages;\\n\\xa0 \\xa0 in the secret places he murders the innocent;\\n\\xa0 \\xa0 his eyes lurk against the unfortunate.\\n\\n9 He lies in wait secretly as a lion in his den;\\n\\xa0 \\xa0 he lies in wait to catch the poor;\\n\\xa0 \\xa0 he catches the poor, drawing them into his net.\\n\\n10 He crouches; he lies low,\\n\\xa0 \\xa0 so that the unfortunate fall by his strength.\\n\\n11 He says in his heart, \\u201cGod has forgotten;\\n\\xa0 \\xa0 He hides His face; He will never see it.\\u201d\\n12 Arise, O Lord! O God, lift up Your hand!\\n\\xa0 \\xa0 Do not forget the humble.\\n\\n13 Why do the wicked despise God?\\n\\xa0 \\xa0 He says in his heart,\\n\\xa0 \\xa0 \\u201cYou will require an account.\\u201d\\n\\n14 You have seen it, for You observe trouble and grief,\\n\\xa0 \\xa0 to repay it with Your hand.\\nThe unfortunate one entrusts it to You;\\n\\xa0 \\xa0 You are the helper of the orphan.\\n\\n15 Break the arm of the wicked and the evil man;\\n\\xa0 \\xa0 seek out his wickedness\\n\\xa0 \\xa0 until You find none.\\n16 The Lord is King forever and ever;\\n\\xa0 \\xa0 the nations perished from His land.\\n\\n17 The desire of the humble You have heard, O Lord;\\n\\xa0 \\xa0 You make their heart attentive; You bend Your ear\\n\\n18 to judge the orphan and the oppressed;\\n\\xa0 \\xa0 man on earth no longer trembles.'