1 Why, O LORD, do You stand far off? Why do You hide in times of trouble? | C | TOSK |
2 In pride the wicked pursue the needy; let them be caught in the schemes they devise. | C | TOSK |
3 For the wicked man boasts in the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD. | C | TOSK |
4 In his pride the wicked man does not seek Him; in all his schemes there is no God. | C | TOSK |
5 He is secure in his ways at all times; Your lofty judgments are far from him; he sneers at all his foes. | C | TOSK |
6 He says to himself, “I will not be moved; from age to age I am free of distress.” | C | TOSK |
7 His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and violence; trouble and malice are under his tongue. | C | TOSK |
8 He lies in wait near the villages; in ambush he slays the innocent; his eyes watch in stealth for the helpless. | C | TOSK |
9 He lies in wait like a lion in a thicket; he lurks to seize the oppressed; he catches the lowly in his net. | C | TOSK |
10 They are crushed and beaten down; the hapless fall prey to his strength. | C¹ | C² | TOSK |
11 He says to himself, “God has forgotten; He hides His face and never sees.” | C¹ | C² | TOSK |
12 Arise, O LORD! Lift up Your hand, O God! Do not forget the helpless. | C | TOSK |
13 Why has the wicked man renounced God? He says to himself, “You will never call me to account.” | C | TOSK |
14 But You have regarded trouble and grief; You see to repay it by Your hand. The victim entrusts himself to You; You are the helper of the fatherless. | C | TOSK |
15 Break the arm of the wicked and evildoer; call him to account for his wickedness until none is left to be found. | TOSK |
16 The LORD is King forever and ever; the nations perish from His land. | TOSK |
17 You have heard, O LORD, the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their hearts. You will incline Your ear, | TOSK |
18 to vindicate the fatherless and oppressed, that the men of the earth may strike terror no more. | TOSK |