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A Song of Confidence in God’s Triumph over Evil
Why do You stand afar off, O Lord?
Why do You hide in times of trouble?
Why do You stand afar off, O Lord?
Why do You hide 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.
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.
He has said in his heart, “I shall not be moved;
I shall never be in adversity.”
I shall never be in adversity.”
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.”
His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and oppression;
Under his tongue is trouble and iniquity.
Under his tongue is trouble and iniquity.
His mouth is full of lies and threats;
trouble and evil are under his tongue.
trouble and evil are under his tongue.
He sits in the lurking places of the villages;
In the secret places he murders the innocent;
His eyes are secretly fixed on the helpless.
In the secret places he murders the innocent;
His eyes are secretly fixed on the helpless.
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 lies in wait secretly, as a lion in his den;
He lies in wait to catch the poor;
He catches the poor when he draws him into his net.
He lies in wait to catch the poor;
He catches the poor when he draws him into his net.
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.
His victims are crushed, they collapse;
they fall under his strength.
they fall under his strength.
He has said in his heart,
“God has forgotten;
He hides His face;
He will never see.”
“God has forgotten;
He hides His face;
He will never see.”
He says to himself, “God will never notice;
he covers his face and never sees.”
he covers his face and never sees.”
Arise, O Lord!
O God, lift up Your hand!
Do not forget the humble.
O God, lift up Your hand!
Do not forget the humble.
Arise, Lord! Lift up your hand, O God.
Do not forget the helpless.
Do not forget the helpless.
Why do the wicked renounce God?
He has said in his heart,
“You will not require an account.”
He has said in his heart,
“You will not require an account.”
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”?
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.
Break the arm of the wicked and the evil man;
Seek out his wickedness until You find none.
Seek out his wickedness until You find none.
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.
The Lord is King forever and ever;
The nations have perished out of His land.
The nations have perished out of His land.
The Lord is King for ever and ever;
the nations will perish from his land.
the nations will perish from his land.
Lord, You have heard the desire of the humble;
You will prepare their heart;
You will cause Your ear to hear,
You will prepare their heart;
You will cause Your ear to hear,
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,