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The Perils of the Pilgrim
Why, Jehovah, standest thou afar off? [Why] hidest thou thyself in times of distress?
Why, Jehovah, standest thou afar off? [Why] hidest thou thyself in times of distress?
O LORD, why do you stand so far away?
Why do you hide when I am in trouble?
Why do you hide when I am in trouble?
The wicked, in his pride, doth hotly pursue the afflicted. They shall be taken in the devices that they have imagined.
The wicked arrogantly hunt down the poor.
Let them be caught in the evil they plan for others.
Let them be caught in the evil they plan for others.
For the wicked boasteth of his soul's desire, and he blesseth the covetous; he contemneth Jehovah.
For they brag about their evil desires;
they praise the greedy and curse the LORD.
they praise the greedy and curse the LORD.
The wicked [saith], in the haughtiness of his countenance, He doth not search out: all his thoughts are, There is no God!
The wicked are too proud to seek God.
They seem to think that God is dead.
They seem to think that God is dead.
His ways always succeed; thy judgments are far above out of his sight; [as for] all his adversaries, he puffeth at them.
Yet they succeed in everything they do.
They do not see your punishment awaiting them.
They sneer at all their enemies.
They do not see your punishment awaiting them.
They sneer at all their enemies.
He saith in his heart, I shall not be moved; from generation to generation I shall be in no adversity.
They think, “Nothing bad will ever happen to us!
We will be free of trouble forever!”
We will be free of trouble forever!”
His mouth is full of cursing, and deceit, and oppression; under his tongue is mischief and iniquity.
He sitteth in the lurking-places of the villages; in the secret places doth he slay the innocent: his eyes watch for the wretched.
They lurk in ambush in the villages,
waiting to murder innocent people.
They are always searching for helpless victims.
waiting to murder innocent people.
They are always searching for helpless victims.
He lieth in wait secretly, like a lion in his thicket; he lieth in wait to catch the afflicted: he doth catch the afflicted, drawing him into his net.
Like lions crouched in hiding,
they wait to pounce on the helpless.
Like hunters they capture the helpless
and drag them away in nets.
they wait to pounce on the helpless.
Like hunters they capture the helpless
and drag them away in nets.
He croucheth, he boweth down, that the wretched may fall by his strong ones.
Their helpless victims are crushed;
they fall beneath the strength of the wicked.
they fall beneath the strength of the wicked.
He saith in his heart, God hath forgotten, he hideth his face, he will never see [it].
The wicked think, “God isn’t watching us!
He has closed his eyes and won’t even see what we do!”
He has closed his eyes and won’t even see what we do!”
Arise, Jehovah; O God, lift up thy hand: forget not the afflicted.
Arise, O LORD!
Punish the wicked, O God!
Do not ignore the helpless!
Punish the wicked, O God!
Do not ignore the helpless!
Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God? He hath said in his heart, Thou wilt not require [it].
Why do the wicked get away with despising God?
They think, “God will never call us to account.”
They think, “God will never call us to account.”
Thou hast seen [it], for thou thyself beholdest trouble and vexation, to requite by thy hand. The wretched committeth himself unto thee; thou hast been the helper of the fatherless.
But you see the trouble and grief they cause.
You take note of it and punish them.
The helpless put their trust in you.
You defend the orphans.
You take note of it and punish them.
The helpless put their trust in you.
You defend the orphans.
Break thou the arm of the wicked, and as for the evil man, seek out his wickedness [till] thou find none.
Break the arms of these wicked, evil people!
Go after them until the last one is destroyed.
Go after them until the last one is destroyed.
Jehovah is King for ever and ever: the nations have perished out of his land.
The LORD is king forever and ever!
The godless nations will vanish from the land.
The godless nations will vanish from the land.
Jehovah, thou hast heard the desire of the meek, thou hast established their heart: thou causest thine ear to hear,
LORD, you know the hopes of the helpless.
Surely you will hear their cries and comfort them.
Surely you will hear their cries and comfort them.