Study Desk

You made him rule over the works of Your hands; You have put all under his feet:

But Jehovah is seated forever; He has established His throne for judgment.

Sing praises to Jehovah who dwells in Zion; declare His deeds among the nations.

Jehovah has been known, He has executed judgment; the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. A meditation, Selah.

The wicked in his pride will pursue the poor; they will be caught in the schemes which they have devised.

For the wicked boasts of his soul's desire, and he has blessed the covetous; he has despised Jehovah.

Through pride of his face, the wicked will not seek; there is no God in all of his schemes.

His ways are perverted at all times. Your judgments are high from his sight; as for all distressing him, he puffs at them.

He has said in his heart, I shall not be moved! From generation to generation never will I be in evil.

His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and injury; under his tongue are mischief and vanity.

He sits in the hiding places of the villages; in the secret places he murders the innocent; his eyes watch against the poor.

He lies in wait secretly like a lion in his den; he lies in ambush to catch the poor; he seizes the poor, drawing him into his net;

and the poor being crushed, he bows; yea, the poor have fallen by his strong ones.

He has said in his heart, God has forgotten; He hides His face; He will not see forever.

Why does the wicked one despise God? He has said in his heart, You will not demand it .

Break the arm of the wicked and evil one; search out his wickedness until You find none.

Jehovah is King forever and ever; the nations have perished out of His land.

Jehovah is in His holy temple; Jehovah, His throne is in the heavens; His eyes see; His eyelids will examine the sons of man.

Jehovah tries the righteous, but His soul hates the wicked and the one loving violence.

For Jehovah is righteous; He loves righteous deeds; the upright look upon His face.