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¹ Why dost thou stand afar off, O LORD? Why dost thou hide thyself in times of trouble?² In arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the poor; let them be caught in the schemes which they have devised.³ For the wicked boasts of the desires of his heart, and the man greedy for gain curses and renounces the LORD.⁴ In the pride of his countenance the wicked does not seek him; all his thoughts are, "There is no God."⁵ His ways prosper at all times; thy judgments are on high, out of his sight; as for all his foes, he puffs at them.⁶ He thinks in his heart, "I shall not be moved; throughout all generations I shall not meet adversity."⁷ His mouth is filled with cursing and deceit and oppression; under his tongue are mischief and iniquity.⁸ He sits in ambush in the villages; in hiding places he murders the innocent. His eyes stealthily watch for the hapless,⁹ he lurks in secret like a lion in his covert; he lurks that he may seize the poor, he seizes the poor when he draws him into his net.¹⁰ The hapless is crushed, sinks down, and falls by his might.¹¹ He thinks in his heart, "God has forgotten, he has hidden his face, he will never see it."

¹² Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up thy hand; forget not the afflicted.¹³ Why does the wicked renounce God, and say in his heart, "Thou wilt not call to account"?¹⁴ Thou dost see; yea, thou dost note trouble and vexation, that thou mayest take it into thy hands; the hapless commits himself to thee; thou hast been the helper of the fatherless.¹⁵ Break thou the arm of the wicked and evildoer; seek out his wickedness till thou find none.¹⁶ The LORD is king for ever and ever; the nations shall perish from his land.¹⁷ O LORD, thou wilt hear the desire of the meek; thou wilt strengthen their heart, thou wilt incline thy ear¹⁸ to do justice to the fatherless and the oppressed, so that man who is of the earth may strike terror no more.