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Why ^(a)do You stand afar off, O Lord ? Why ^(b)do You hide ^[a]Yourself in times of trouble?

In ^(c)pride the wicked ^[b]hotly pursue the afflicted; ^[c]Let them be ^(d)caught in the plots which they have devised.

For the wicked ^(e)boasts of his ^(f)heart's desire, And ^[d]the greedy man curses and ^(g)spurns the Lord .

The wicked, in the haughtiness of his countenance, ^(h)does not seek Him. All his ^[e]thoughts are, "⁽ⁱ⁾There is no God."

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.

He says to himself, "^(l)I will not be moved; ^[g]Throughout all generations ^(m)I will not be in adversity."

His ⁽ⁿ⁾mouth is full of curses and deceit and ^(o)oppression; ^(p)Under his tongue is mischief and wickedness.

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.

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.

He ^[k]crouches, he ^[l]bows down, And the ^[m]unfortunate fall ^[n]by his mighty ones.

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

Arise, O Lord ; O God, ^(y)lift up Your hand. ^(z)Do not forget the afflicted.

Why has the wicked ^(aa)spurned God? He has said to himself, "You will not require it."

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.

^(ae)Break the arm of the wicked and the evildoer, ^[q](af)Seek out his wickedness until You find none.

The Lord is ^(ag)King forever and ever; ^(ah)Nations have perished from His land.

O Lord , You have heard the ^(ai)desire of the ^[r]humble; You will ^(aj)strengthen their heart, ^(ak)You will incline Your ear

To ^[s]vindicate the ^(al)orphan and the ^(am)oppressed, So that man who is of the earth will no longer cause ^(an)terror.