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Why ^(C1)do You stand far away, LORD? Why ^(C2)do You hide ^(F1)Yourself in times of trouble?

In ^(C1)arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the needy; ^(F1)Let them be ^(C2)caught in the plots which they have devised.

For the wicked ^(C1)boasts of his ^(C2)soul's desire, And ^(F1)the greedy person curses and ^(C3)shows disrespect to the LORD.

The wicked, ^(F1)in his haughtiness, ^(C1)does not seek Him. ^(C2)There is no God in all his schemes.

His ways ^(C1)succeed at all times; Yet Your judgments are on high, ^(C2)out of his sight; As for all his enemies, he snorts at them.

He says to himself, "^(C1)I will not be moved; ^(F1)Throughout the generations ^(C2)I will not be in adversity."

His ^(C1)mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and ^(C2)oppression; ^(C3)Under his tongue is harm and injustice.

He sits in the ^(C1)lurking places of the villages; He ^(C2)kills the innocent in the secret places; His eyes ^(F1)surreptitiously watch for the ^(F2)(C3)unfortunate.

He lurks in secret like ^(C1)a lion in his ^(F1)lair; He ^(C2)lurks to catch ^(C3)the needy; He catches the needy when he pulls him into his ^(C4)net.

Then he crushes the needy one, who cowers; And ^(F1)unfortunate people fall by his mighty power.

He ^(C1)says to himself, "God has forgotten; He has hidden His face; He will never see it."

Arise, LORD; God, ^(C1)lift up Your hand. ^(C2)Do not forget the humble.

Why has the wicked ^(C1)treated God disrespectfully? He has said to himself, "^(F1)You will not require an account."

You have seen it, for You have looked at ^(C1)harm and provocation to ^(F1)take it into Your hand. The ^(F2)(C2)unfortunate commits himself to You; You have been the ^(C3)helper of the orphan.

^(C1)Break the arm of the wicked and the evildoer, ^(F1)(C2)Seek out his wickedness until You find none.

The LORD is ^(C1)King forever and ever; ^(C2)Nations have perished from His land.

LORD, You have heard the ^(C1)desire of the humble; You will ^(C2)strengthen their heart, ^(C3)You will make Your ear attentive

To ^(F1)vindicate the ^(C1)orphan and the ^(C2)oppressed, So that mankind, which is of the earth, will no longer cause ^(C3)terror.