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Why Do You Hide Yourself?
Why, O Lord, do you stand far away?
Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?
Why, O Lord, do you stand far away?
Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?
The Perils of the Pilgrim
Why standest thou afar off, O LORD? why hidest thou thyself 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 poor;
let them be caught in the schemes that they have devised.
let them be caught in the schemes that 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 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 prosper at all times;
your judgments are on high, out of his sight;
as for all his foes, he puffs at them.
your judgments are on high, out of his sight;
as for all his foes, he puffs 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 in his heart, “I shall not be moved;
throughout all generations I shall not meet adversity.”
throughout all generations I shall not meet adversity.”
He hath said in his heart, I shall not be moved: for I shall never be in adversity.
His mouth is filled with cursing and deceit and oppression;
under his tongue are mischief and iniquity.
under his tongue are mischief and iniquity.
His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity.
He sits in ambush in the villages;
in hiding places he murders the innocent.
His eyes stealthily watch for the helpless;
in hiding places he murders the innocent.
His eyes stealthily watch for the helpless;
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 ambush like a lion in his thicket;
he lurks that he may seize the poor;
he seizes the poor when he draws him into his net.
he lurks that he may seize the poor;
he seizes the poor when he draws 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.
The helpless are crushed, sink down,
and fall by his might.
and fall by his might.
He croucheth, and humbleth himself, that the poor may fall by his strong ones.
He says in his heart, “God has forgotten,
he has hidden his face, he will never see it.”
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, O Lord; O God, lift up your hand;
forget not the afflicted.
forget not the afflicted.
Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up thine hand: forget not the humble.
Why does the wicked renounce God
and say in his heart, “You will not call to account”?
and say in his heart, “You will not call to account”?
Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God? he hath said in his heart, Thou wilt not require it.
But you do see, for you note mischief and vexation,
that you may take it into your hands;
to you the helpless commits himself;
you have been the helper of the fatherless.
that you may take it into your hands;
to you the helpless commits himself;
you have been the helper of the fatherless.
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 evildoer;
call his wickedness to account till you find none.
call his wickedness to account till 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;
the nations perish from his land.
the nations perish from his land.
The LORD is King for ever and ever: the heathen are perished out of his land.
O Lord, you hear the desire of the afflicted;
you will strengthen their heart; you will incline your ear
you will strengthen their heart; you will incline your ear
LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear: