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Why do You stand far away, LORD? Why do You hide Yourself in times of trouble?

Why standest thou afar off, O Lord ? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?

In arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the needy; Let them be caught in the plots which they have devised.

The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.

For the wicked boasts of his soul's desire, And the greedy person curses and shows disrespect to the LORD.

For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the Lord abhorreth.

The wicked, in his haughtiness, does not seek Him. There is no God in all his schemes.

The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts.

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

His ways are always grievous; thy judgments are far above out of his sight: as for all his enemies, he puffeth at them.

He says to himself, "I will not be moved; Throughout the generations I will not be in adversity."

He hath said in his heart, I shall not be moved: for I shall never be in adversity.

His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and oppression; Under his tongue is harm and injustice.

His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity.

He sits in the lurking places of the villages; He kills the innocent in the secret places; His eyes surreptitiously watch for the unfortunate.

He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages: in the secret places doth he murder the innocent: his eyes are privily set against the poor.

He lurks in secret like a lion in his lair; He lurks to catch the needy; He catches the needy when he pulls him into his net.

He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lieth in wait to catch the poor: he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him into his net.

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

He croucheth, and humbleth himself, that the poor may fall by his strong ones.

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

He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never see it.

Arise, LORD; God, lift up Your hand. Do not forget the humble.

Arise, O Lord ; O God, lift up thine hand: forget not the humble.

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

Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God? he hath said in his heart, Thou wilt not require it.

You have seen it, for You have looked at harm and provocation to take it into Your hand. The unfortunate commits himself to You; You have been the helper of the orphan.

Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless.

Break the arm of the wicked and the evildoer, Seek out his wickedness until You find none.

Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man: seek out his wickedness till thou find none.

The LORD is King forever and ever; Nations have perished from His land.

The Lord is King for ever and ever: the heathen are perished out of his land.

LORD, You have heard the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their heart, You will make Your ear attentive

Lord , thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:

To vindicate the orphan and the oppressed, So that mankind, which is of the earth, will no longer cause terror.

To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more oppress.