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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?
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?
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 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 they brag about their evil desires;
they praise the greedy and curse the LORD.
they praise the greedy and curse the LORD.
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 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.
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 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.”
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 filled with cursing and deceit and oppression;
under his tongue are mischief and iniquity.
under his tongue are mischief and iniquity.
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;
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 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.
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.
The helpless are crushed, sink down,
and fall by his might.
and fall by his might.
Their helpless victims are crushed;
they fall beneath the strength of the wicked.
they fall beneath the strength of the wicked.
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.”
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, O Lord; O God, lift up your hand;
forget not the afflicted.
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!
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”?
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.”
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.
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 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 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.
The Lord is king forever and ever;
the nations perish from his land.
the nations perish from 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.
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, 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.