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1Why, LORD, do you stand far off? 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 his arrogance the wicked man hunts down the weak, who are caught in the schemes he devises.

2The wicked one arrogantly pursues the afflicted, who are trapped in the schemes he devises.

3He boasts about the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD.

3For the wicked one boasts about his own desire; he blesses the greedy and despises the LORD.

4In his pride the wicked man does not seek him; in all his thoughts there is no room for God.

4With haughty arrogance, the wicked thinks, "God will not seek justice." He always presumes "There is no God."

5His ways are always prosperous; your laws are rejected by him; he sneers at all his enemies.

5Their ways always seem prosperous. Your judgments are on high, far away from them. They scoff at all their enemies.

6He says to himself, "Nothing will ever shake me." He swears, "No one will ever do me harm."

6They say to themselves, "We will not be moved throughout all time, and we will not experience adversity."

7His mouth is full of lies and threats; trouble and evil are under his tongue.

7Their mouth is full of curses, lies, and oppression, their tongues spread trouble and iniquity.

8He lies in wait near the villages; from ambush he murders the innocent. His eyes watch in secret for his victims;

8They wait in ambush in the villages, they kill the innocent in secret.

9like a lion in cover he lies in wait. He lies in wait to catch the helpless; he catches the helpless and drags them off in 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.

10His victims are crushed, they collapse; they fall under his strength.

10The victim is crushed, and he sinks down; the helpless fall by their might.

11He says to himself, "God will never notice; he covers his face and never sees."

11The wicked say to themselves, "God has forgotten, he has hidden his face, he will never see it."

12Arise, LORD! Lift up your hand, O God. Do not forget the helpless.

12Rise up, LORD! Raise your hand, God. Don't forget the afflicted!

13Why does the wicked man revile God? Why does he say to himself, "He won't call me to account"?

13Why do the wicked despise God and say to themselves, "God will not seek justice."?

14But you, God, see the trouble of the afflicted; you consider their grief and take it in hand. The victims commit themselves to you; you are the helper of the fatherless.

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 man; call the evildoer to account for his wickedness that would not otherwise be found out.

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 for ever and ever; the nations will perish from his land.

16The LORD is king forever and ever; nations will perish from his land.

17You, LORD, hear the desire of the afflicted; you encourage them, and you listen to their cry,

17LORD, you heard the desire of the afflicted; you will strengthen them, you will listen carefully,

18defending the fatherless and the oppressed, so that mere earthly mortals will never again strike 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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