| New King James Version | English Standard Version |
| 1Why do You stand afar off, O LORD? Why do You hide in times of trouble? | 1Why, O LORD, do you stand far away? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble? |
| 2The wicked in his pride persecutes the poor; Let them be caught in the plots which they have devised. | 2In arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the poor; let them be caught in the schemes that they have devised. |
| 3For the wicked boasts of his heart’s desire; He blesses the greedy and renounces the LORD. | 3For the wicked boasts of the desires of his soul, and the one greedy for gain curses and renounces the LORD. |
| 4The wicked in his proud countenance does not seek God; God is in none of his thoughts. | 4In the pride of his face the wicked does not seek him; all his thoughts are, “There is no God.” |
| 5His ways are always prospering; Your judgments are far above, out of his sight; As for all his enemies, he sneers at them. | 5His ways prosper at all times; your judgments are on high, out of his sight; as for all his foes, he puffs at them. |
| 6He has said in his heart, “I shall not be moved; I shall never be in adversity.” | 6He says in his heart, “I shall not be moved; throughout all generations I shall not meet adversity.” |
| 7His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and oppression; Under his tongue is trouble and iniquity. | 7His mouth is filled with cursing and deceit and oppression; under his tongue are mischief and iniquity. |
| 8He sits in the lurking places of the villages; In the secret places he murders the innocent; His eyes are secretly fixed on the helpless. | 8He sits in ambush in the villages; in hiding places he murders the innocent. His eyes stealthily watch for the helpless; |
| 9He lies in wait secretly, as a lion in his den; He lies in wait to catch the poor; He catches the poor when he draws him into his net. | 9he 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. |
| 10So he crouches, he lies low, That the helpless may fall by his strength. | 10The helpless are crushed, sink down, and fall by his might. |
| 11He has said in his heart, “God has forgotten; He hides His face; He will never see.” | 11He says in his heart, “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 humble. | 12Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up your hand; forget not the afflicted. |
| 13Why do the wicked renounce God? He has said in his heart, “You will not require an account.” | 13Why does the wicked renounce God and say in his heart, “You will not call to account”? |
| 14But You have seen, for You observe trouble and grief, To repay it by Your hand. The helpless commits himself to You; You are the helper of the fatherless. | 14But you do see, for you note mischief and vexation, that you may take it into your hands; to you the helpless commits himself; you have been the helper of the fatherless. |
| 15Break the arm of the wicked and the evil man; Seek out his wickedness until You find none. | 15Break the arm of the wicked and evildoer; call his wickedness to account till you find none. |
| 16The LORD is King forever and ever; The nations have perished out of His land. | 16The LORD is king forever and ever; the nations perish from his land. |
| 17LORD, You have heard the desire of the humble; You will prepare their heart; You will cause Your ear to hear, | 17O LORD, you hear the desire of the afflicted; you will strengthen their heart; you will incline your ear |
| 18To do justice to the fatherless and the oppressed, That the man of the earth may oppress no more. | 18to do justice to the fatherless and the oppressed, so that man who is of the earth may strike terror no more. |
| The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved. | ESV Text Edition: 2016. The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®) copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. The ESV® text has been reproduced in cooperation with and by permission of Good News Publishers. Unauthorized reproduction of this publication is prohibited. All rights reserved. |
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