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¹ Why, O Lord, do you stand ^(a)far away?
    Why ^(b)do you hide yourself in ^(c)times of trouble?

² In arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the poor;
    let them ^(d)be caught in the schemes that they have devised.
³ For the wicked ^(e)boasts of the desires of his soul,
    and the one greedy for gain ^(f)curses^[a] and ^(g)renounces the Lord.
⁴ In the pride of his face^[b] the wicked does not ^(h)seek him;^[c]
    all his thoughts are, ⁽ⁱ⁾"There is no God."
⁵ His ways prosper at all times;
    your judgments are on high, ^(j)out of his sight;
    as for all his foes, he ^(k)puffs at them.
⁶ He ^(l)says in his heart, "I shall not be moved;
    throughout all generations I ^(m)shall not meet adversity."
^7 (n)His mouth is filled with cursing and ^(o)deceit and ^(p)oppression;
    ^(q)under his tongue are ^(r)mischief and ^(s)iniquity.
⁸ He sits in ambush in the villages;
    in ^(t)hiding places he murders the innocent.
His eyes stealthily watch for the helpless;
⁹     he lurks in ambush like ^(u)a lion in his ^(v)thicket;
he ^(w)lurks that he may seize the poor;
    he seizes the poor when he draws him into his ^(x)net.
¹⁰ The helpless are crushed, sink down,
    and fall by his might.
¹¹ He says in his heart, "God has forgotten,
    he has ^(y)hidden his face, he ^(z)will never see it."

^12 (aa)Arise, O Lord; O God, ^(ab)lift up your hand;
    ^(ac)forget not the afflicted.
¹³ Why does the wicked ^(ad)renounce God
    and say in his heart, "You will not ^(ae)call to account"?
¹⁴ But you do see, for you ^(af)note mischief and vexation,
    that you may take it into your hands;
to you the helpless ^(ag)commits himself;
    you have been ^(ah)the helper of the fatherless.
^15 (ai)Break the arm of the wicked and evildoer;
    ^(aj)call his wickedness to account till you find none.

^16 (ak)The Lord is king forever and ever;
    the ^(al)nations perish from his land.
¹⁷ O Lord, you hear the desire of the afflicted;
    you will ^(am)strengthen their heart; you will incline your ear
¹⁸ to ^(an)do justice to the fatherless and ^(ao)the oppressed,
    so that ^(ap)man who is of the earth may strike terror no more.