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Why, O Lord, do you standkPs. 22:1, 11, 19; 35:22; 38:21 afar off?
WhylPs. 13:1 do you hide yourself inmPs. 9:9 times of trouble?
2 In arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the poor;
let themn[Ps. 7:15, 16] be caught in the schemes that they have devised.
3 For the wickedoPs. 94:4; [Isa. 3:9] boasts of the desires of his soul,
and the one greedy for gainpver. 13 curses1Or he blesses the one greedy for gain andqJob 1:5, 11 renounces the Lord.
4 In the pride of his face1Or of his anger the wicked does notq[See ver. 3 above] seek him;2Or the wicked says, “He will not call to account”
all his thoughts are,rPs. 14:1; 53:1 “There is no God. ”
5 His ways prosper at all times;
your judgments are on high,s[Isa. 26:11] out of his sight;
as for all his foes, hetPs. 12:5 puffs at them.
6 Heuver. 11, 13 says in his heart, “I shall not be moved;
throughout all generations Iv[Rev. 18:7] shall not meet adversity. ”
7 wCited Rom. 3:14 His mouth is filled with cursing andxPs. 36:3 deceit andyPs. 55:11; 72:14 oppression;
zJob 20:12; [Ps. 140:3; Song 4:11] under his tongue areaPs. 7:14 mischief andbPs. 5:5; 6:8 iniquity.
8 He sits in ambush in the villages;
incPs. 17:12; 64:4; [Hab. 3:14] hiding places he murders the innocent.
His eyes stealthily watch for the helpless;
9 he lurks in ambush likedPs. 17:12 a lion in hiseJob 38:40 thicket;
hefPs. 59:3; Mic. 7:2 lurks that he may seize the poor;
he seizes the poor when he draws him into hisgPs. 9:15 net.
10 The helpless are crushed, sink down,
and fall by his might.
11 He says in his heart, “God has forgotten,
he hash[Ps. 73:11]; Job 22:13 hidden his face, heiPs. 94:7; Ezek. 8:12; 9:9; [Zeph. 1:12] will never see it. ”
12 jSee Ps. 3:7 Arise, O Lord; O God,kMic. 5:9 lift up your hand;
lPs. 9:12, 18 forget not the afflicted.
13 Why does the wickedmver. 3 renounce God
and say in his heart, “You will notnPs. 9:12 call to account ”?
14 But you do see, for youoPs. 33:13 note mischief and vexation,
that you may take it into your hands;
to you the helplessp2 Tim. 1:12; 1 Pet. 4:19 commits himself;
you have beenqPs. 68:5; 146:9; Hos. 14:3 the helper of the fatherless.
15 rSee Ps. 37:17 Break the arm of the wicked and evildoer;
s[Ps. 37:36; Isa. 41:12] call his wickedness to account till you find none.
16 tPs. 29:10; Ex. 15:18; Jer. 10:10; Lam. 5:19; Dan. 4:34; 6:26; 1 Tim. 1:17; Rev. 11:15 The Lord is king forever and ever;
theuDeut. 8:20 nations perish from his land.
17 O Lord, you hear the desire of the afflicted;
you willv1 Chr. 29:18 strengthen their heart; you will incline your ear
18 towPs. 82:3; [Isa. 1:17; 11:4] do justice to the fatherless andxPs. 9:9; 74:21 the oppressed,
so thatyPs. 9:19, 20; 17:14 man who is of the earth may strike terror no more.