| New American Standard Bible 1995 | International Standard Version |
| 1Why do You stand afar off, O LORD? Why do You hide Yourself in times of trouble? | 1 Why do you stand far away, LORD? Why do you hide in times of distress? |
| 2In pride the wicked hotly pursue the afflicted; Let them be caught in the plots which they have devised. | 2The wicked one arrogantly pursues the afflicted, who are trapped in the schemes he devises. |
| 3For the wicked boasts of his heart's desire, And the greedy man curses and spurns the LORD. | 3For the wicked one boasts about his own desire; he blesses the greedy and despises the LORD. |
| 4The wicked, in the haughtiness of his countenance, does not seek Him. All his thoughts are, "There is no God." | 4With haughty arrogance, the wicked thinks, "God will not seek justice." He always presumes "There is no God." |
| 5His ways prosper at all times; Your judgments are on high, out of his sight; As for all his adversaries, he snorts at them. | 5Their ways always seem prosperous. Your judgments are on high, far away from them. They scoff at all their enemies. |
| 6He says to himself, "I will not be moved; Throughout all generations I will not be in adversity." | 6They say to themselves, "We will not be moved throughout all time, and we will not experience adversity." |
| 7His mouth is full of curses and deceit and oppression; Under his tongue is mischief and wickedness. | 7Their mouth is full of curses, lies, and oppression, their tongues spread trouble and iniquity. |
| 8He sits in the lurking places of the villages; In the hiding places he kills the innocent; His eyes stealthily watch for the unfortunate. | 8They wait in ambush in the villages, they kill the innocent in secret. |
| 9He lurks in a hiding place as a lion in his lair; He lurks to catch the afflicted; He catches the afflicted when he draws him into his net. | 9Their eyes secretly watch the helpless, lying in wait like a lion in his den. They lie in wait to catch the afflicted. They catch the afflicted when they pull him into their net. |
| 10He crouches, he bows down, And the unfortunate fall by his mighty ones. | 10The victim is crushed, and he sinks down; the helpless fall by their might. |
| 11He says to himself, "God has forgotten; He has hidden His face; He will never see it." | 11The wicked say to themselves, "God has forgotten, he has hidden his face, he will never see it." |
| 12Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up Your hand. Do not forget the afflicted. | 12Rise up, LORD! Raise your hand, God. Don't forget the afflicted! |
| 13Why has the wicked spurned God? He has said to himself, "You will not require it." | 13Why do the wicked despise God and say to themselves, "God will not seek justice."? |
| 14You have seen it, for You have beheld mischief and vexation to take it into Your hand. The unfortunate commits himself to You; You have been the helper of the orphan. | 14But you do see! You take note of trouble and grief in order to take the matter into your own hand. The helpless one commits himself to you; you have been the orphan's helper. |
| 15Break the arm of the wicked and the evildoer, Seek out his wickedness until You find none. | 15Break the arm of the wicked and evil man; so that when you seek out his wickedness you will find it no more. |
| 16The LORD is King forever and ever; Nations have perished from His land. | 16The LORD is king forever and ever; nations will perish from his land. |
| 17O LORD, You have heard the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their heart, You will incline Your ear | 17LORD, you heard the desire of the afflicted; you will strengthen them, you will listen carefully, |
| 18To vindicate the orphan and the oppressed, So that man who is of the earth will no longer cause terror. | 18to do justice for the orphan and the oppressed, so that men of the earth may cause terror no more. |
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