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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?
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 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 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 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 they brag about their evil desires;
they praise the greedy and curse the LORD.
they praise the greedy and curse the LORD.
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 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 adversaries, he snorts at them.
Your judgments are on high, out of his sight;
As for all his adversaries, he snorts 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 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.”
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 curses and deceit and oppression;
Under his tongue is mischief and wickedness.
Under his tongue is mischief and wickedness.
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.
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 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.
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 crouches, he bows down,
And the unfortunate fall by his mighty ones.
And the unfortunate fall by his mighty ones.
Their helpless victims are crushed;
they fall beneath the strength of the wicked.
they fall beneath the strength of the wicked.
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.”
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.
Do not forget the afflicted.
Do not forget 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 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.”
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.”
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.
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 the evildoer,
Seek out his wickedness until You find none.
Seek out his wickedness until 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;
Nations have perished from His land.
Nations have perished 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 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
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.