Why standest thou afar off
, O LORD
? why hidest
thou thyself in times
of trouble
?
The wicked in his pride
doth persecute
the poor
: let them be taken
in the devices
that
they have imagined
.
For the wicked boasteth
of his heart's
desire
, and blesseth
the covetous
, whom the LORD
abhorreth
.
The wicked, through the pride
of his countenance
, will not seek
after God : God
is not in all his thoughts
.
His ways are always
grievous
; thy judgments
are far above
out of his sight: as for all his enemies
, he puffeth
at them.
He hath said in his heart
, I shall not be moved
: for I shall never
be in adversity
.
His mouth is full
of cursing
and deceit
and fraud
: under his tongue
is mischief
and vanity
.
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 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
.
He croucheth, and humbleth
himself, that the poor
may fall
by his strong ones
.
He hath said in his heart
, God
hath forgotten
: he hideth
his face
; he will never
see
it .
Arise, O LORD
; O God
, lift up
thine hand
: forget
not the humble
.
Wherefore doth the wicked contemn
God
? he hath said
in his heart
, Thou wilt not require
it .
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 thou the arm
of the wicked
and the evil
man : seek out
his wickedness
till thou find
none
.
The LORD is King
for ever
and ever
: the heathen
are perished
out of his land
.
LORD, thou hast heard
the desire
of the humble
: thou wilt prepare
their heart
, thou wilt cause thine ear
to hear
:
To judge the fatherless
and the oppressed
, that the man
of the earth
may no more
oppress
.