38 Lord! You hear the desires of the humble; strengthen their hearts; Open Thy ear,

39 To give judgment to the fatherless and the oppressed, let no more man be afraid, on the earth.

Psalm 10

To the head of the choir. Psalm of David.

1 In the Lord I trust; How then do you say to my soul: "Fly away to your mountain like a bird"?

2 For behold, the wicked have drawn their bows, and have put their arrows to the string, that in darkness they may shoot at the upright in heart.

3 When the foundations are broken, what will the righteous do?

4 The LORD is in his holy temple, the LORD, his throne is in heaven, and his eyes behold [the poor]; His eyelids test the sons of men.

5 The Lord tries the righteous, but his soul hates the wicked and the lover of violence.

6 With rain he will pour out burning coals, fire and brimstone on the wicked; and the scorching wind is their share of the cup;

7 for the Lord is righteous, he loves righteousness; He sees the righteous man in His face.

Psalm 11

1 To the head of the choir. On an eight-string one. Psalm of David.

2 Save me, O Lord, for the righteous is no more, for there is none faithful among the sons of men.

3 Every man speaks lies to his neighbor; the lips are flattering, they speak from a pretended heart.

4 The Lord will destroy all flattering lips, a tongue that speaks loudly,

5 those who say, "With our tongue we will prevail, our mouth is with us; Who is our master?"

6 For the affliction of the poor, and the groaning of the poor, I will now arise, saith the Lord, I will put in safety him whom they seek to catch.

7 The words of the Lord are pure words, silver cleansed from the earth in the furnace, refined seven times.

8 Thou, O Lord, shalt keep them, thou shalt keep them from this generation for ever.

9 The wicked walk everywhere, when the least of the sons of men have been exalted.