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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?
In his arrogance the wicked man hunts down the weak,
who are caught in the schemes he devises.
who are caught in the schemes he devises.
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.
He boasts about the cravings of his heart;
he blesses the greedy and reviles the Lord.
he blesses the greedy and reviles the Lord.
In his pride the wicked man does not seek him;
in all his thoughts there is no room for God.
in all his thoughts there is no room for God.
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.
He says to himself, “Nothing will ever shake me.”
He swears, “No one will ever do me harm.”
He swears, “No one will ever do me harm.”
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.”
His mouth is full of lies and threats;
trouble and evil are under his tongue.
trouble and evil are under his tongue.
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 lies in wait near the villages;
from ambush he murders the innocent.
His eyes watch in secret for his victims;
from ambush he murders the innocent.
His eyes watch in secret for his victims;
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;
like a lion in cover he lies in wait.
He lies in wait to catch the helpless;
he catches the helpless and drags them off in his net.
He lies in wait to catch the helpless;
he catches the helpless and drags them off in his net.
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.
His victims are crushed, they collapse;
they fall under his strength.
they fall under his strength.
The helpless are crushed, sink down,
and fall by his might.
and fall by his might.
He says to himself, “God will never notice;
he covers his face and never sees.”
he covers his face and never sees.”
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.”
Arise, Lord! Lift up your hand, O God.
Do not forget the helpless.
Do not forget the helpless.
Arise, O Lord; O God, lift up your hand;
forget not the afflicted.
forget not the afflicted.
Why does the wicked man revile God?
Why does he say to himself,
“He won’t call me to account”?
Why does he say to himself,
“He won’t call me to account”?
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”?
But you, God, see the trouble of the afflicted;
you consider their grief and take it in hand.
The victims commit themselves to you;
you are the helper of the fatherless.
you consider their grief and take it in hand.
The victims commit themselves to you;
you are the helper of the fatherless.
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.
Break the arm of the wicked man;
call the evildoer to account for his wickedness
that would not otherwise be found out.
call the evildoer to account for his wickedness
that would not otherwise be found out.
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.
The Lord is King for ever and ever;
the nations will perish from his land.
the nations will perish from his land.
The Lord is king forever and ever;
the nations perish from his land.
the nations perish from his land.
You, Lord, hear the desire of the afflicted;
you encourage them, and you listen to their cry,
you encourage them, and you listen to their cry,
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