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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?
The Perils of the Pilgrim
Why standest thou afar off, O LORD? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?
Why standest thou afar off, O LORD? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?
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.
The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.
For they brag about their evil desires;
they praise the greedy and curse the LORD.
they praise the greedy and curse the LORD.
For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the LORD abhorreth.
The wicked are too proud to seek God.
They seem to think that God is dead.
They seem to think that God is dead.
The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts.
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.
His ways are always grievous; thy judgments are far above out of his sight: as for all his enemies, he puffeth at them.
They think, “Nothing bad will ever happen to us!
We will be free of trouble forever!”
We will be free of trouble forever!”
He hath said in his heart, I shall not be moved: for I shall never be in adversity.
His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity.
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 sitteth in the lurking places of the villages: in the secret places doth he murder the innocent: his eyes are privily set against the poor.
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 lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lieth in wait to catch the poor: he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him into his net.
Their helpless victims are crushed;
they fall beneath the strength of the wicked.
they fall beneath the strength of the wicked.
He croucheth, and humbleth himself, that the poor may fall by his strong ones.
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!”
He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never see it.
Arise, O LORD!
Punish the wicked, O God!
Do not ignore the helpless!
Punish the wicked, O God!
Do not ignore the helpless!
Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up thine hand: forget not the humble.
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.”
Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God? he hath said in his heart, Thou wilt not require it.
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.
Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless.
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.
Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man: seek out his wickedness till thou find none.
The LORD is king forever and ever!
The godless nations will vanish from the land.
The godless nations will vanish from the land.
The LORD is King for ever and ever: the heathen are perished out of his land.
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.
LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear: