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¹ Why ^(a)do You stand afar off, O Lord?
Why ^(b)do You hide ^[a]Yourself in times of trouble?
² In ^(c)pride the wicked ^[b]hotly pursue the afflicted;
^[c]Let them be ^(d)caught in the plots which they have devised.

³ For the wicked ^(e)boasts of his ^(f)heart's desire,
And ^[d]the greedy man curses and ^(g)spurns the Lord.
⁴ The wicked, in the haughtiness of his countenance, ^(h)does not seek Him.
All his ^[e]thoughts are, "⁽ⁱ⁾There is no God."

⁵ His ways ^[f](j)prosper at all times;
Your judgments are on high, ^(k)out of his sight;
As for all his adversaries, he snorts at them.
⁶ He says to himself, "^(l)I will not be moved;
^[g]Throughout all generations ^(m)I will not be in adversity."
⁷ His ⁽ⁿ⁾mouth is full of curses and deceit and ^(o)oppression;
^(p)Under his tongue is mischief and wickedness.
⁸ He sits in the ^(q)lurking places of the villages;
In the hiding places he ^(r)kills the innocent;
His eyes ^[h]stealthily watch for the ^[i](s)unfortunate.
⁹ He lurks in a hiding place as ^(t)a lion in his ^[j]lair;
He ^(u)lurks to catch ^(v)the afflicted;
He catches the afflicted when he draws him into his ^(w)net.
¹⁰ He ^[k]crouches, he ^[l]bows down,
And the ^[m]unfortunate fall ^[n]by his mighty ones.
¹¹ He ^(x)says to himself, "God has forgotten;
He has hidden His face; He will never see it."

¹² Arise, O Lord; O God, ^(y)lift up Your hand.
^(z)Do not forget the afflicted.
¹³ Why has the wicked ^(aa)spurned God?
He has said to himself, "You will not require it."
¹⁴ You have seen it, for You have beheld ^(ab)mischief and vexation to ^[o]take it into Your hand.
The ^[p](ac)unfortunate commits himself to You;
You have been the ^(ad)helper of the orphan.
^15 (ae)Break the arm of the wicked and the evildoer,
^[q](af)Seek out his wickedness until You find none.

¹⁶ The Lord is ^(ag)King forever and ever;
^(ah)Nations have perished from His land.
¹⁷ O Lord, You have heard the ^(ai)desire of the ^[r]humble;
You will ^(aj)strengthen their heart, ^(ak)You will incline Your ear
¹⁸ To ^[s]vindicate the ^(al)orphan and the ^(am)oppressed,
So that man who is of the earth will no longer cause ^(an)terror.