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A Prayer for the Overthrow of the Wicked.
Why do You stand afar off, O LORD?
Why do You hide Yourself in times of trouble?
Why do You stand afar off, O LORD?
Why do You hide Yourself in times of trouble?
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?
In pride the wicked hotly pursue the afflicted;
Let them be caught in the plots which they have devised.
Let them be caught in the plots which they have devised.
The wicked, in his pride, doth hotly pursue the afflicted. They shall be taken in the devices that they have imagined.
For the wicked boasts of his heart’s desire,
And the greedy man curses and spurns the LORD.
And the greedy man curses and spurns the LORD.
For the wicked boasteth of his soul's desire, and he blesseth the covetous; he contemneth Jehovah.
The wicked, in the haughtiness of his countenance, does not seek Him.
All his thoughts are, “There is no God.”
All his thoughts are, “There is no God.”
The wicked [saith], in the haughtiness of his countenance, He doth not search out: all his thoughts are, There is no God!
His ways prosper at all times;
Your judgments are on high, out of his sight;
As for all his adversaries, he snorts at them.
Your judgments are on high, out of his sight;
As for all his adversaries, he snorts at them.
His ways always succeed; thy judgments are far above out of his sight; [as for] all his adversaries, he puffeth at them.
He says to himself, “I will not be moved;
Throughout all generations I will not be in adversity.”
Throughout all generations I will not be in adversity.”
He saith in his heart, I shall not be moved; from generation to generation I shall be in no adversity.
His mouth is full of curses and deceit and oppression;
Under his tongue is mischief and wickedness.
Under his tongue is mischief and wickedness.
His mouth is full of cursing, and deceit, and oppression; under his tongue is mischief and iniquity.
He sits in the lurking places of the villages;
In the hiding places he kills the innocent;
His eyes stealthily watch for the unfortunate.
In the hiding places he kills the innocent;
His eyes stealthily watch for the unfortunate.
He sitteth in the lurking-places of the villages; in the secret places doth he slay the innocent: his eyes watch for the wretched.
He lurks in a hiding place as a lion in his lair;
He lurks to catch the afflicted;
He catches the afflicted when he draws him into his net.
He lurks to catch the afflicted;
He catches the afflicted when he draws him into his net.
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.
He crouches, he bows down,
And the unfortunate fall by his mighty ones.
And the unfortunate fall by his mighty ones.
He croucheth, he boweth down, that the wretched may fall by his strong ones.
He says to himself, “God has forgotten;
He has hidden His face; He will never see it.”
He has hidden His face; He will never see it.”
He saith in his heart, God hath forgotten, he hideth his face, he will never see [it].
Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up Your hand.
Do not forget the afflicted.
Do not forget the afflicted.
Arise, Jehovah; O God, lift up thy hand: forget not the afflicted.
Why has the wicked spurned God?
He has said to himself, “You will not require it.”
He has said to himself, “You will not require it.”
Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God? He hath said in his heart, Thou wilt not require [it].
You have seen it, for You have beheld mischief and vexation to take it into Your hand.
The unfortunate commits himself to You;
You have been the helper of the orphan.
The unfortunate commits himself to You;
You have been the helper of the orphan.
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.
Break the arm of the wicked and the evildoer,
Seek out his wickedness until You find none.
Seek out his wickedness until You find none.
Break thou the arm of the wicked, and as for the evil man, seek out his wickedness [till] thou find none.
The LORD is King forever and ever;
Nations have perished from His land.
Nations have perished from His land.
Jehovah is King for ever and ever: the nations have perished out of his land.
O LORD, You have heard the desire of the humble;
You will strengthen their heart, You will incline Your ear
You will strengthen their heart, You will incline Your ear
Jehovah, thou hast heard the desire of the meek, thou hast established their heart: thou causest thine ear to hear,