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1 Why are you so distant, LORD? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?
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1 Why, O LORD, do you stand far off ? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?
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2 The wicked person arrogantly pursues oppressed people. He will be caught in the schemes that he planned.
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2 In his arrogance the wicked man hunts down the weak, who are caught in the schemes he devises.
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3 The wicked person boasts about his selfish desires. He blesses robbers, but he curses the LORD.
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3 He boasts of the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD.
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4 He turns up his nose [and says], "God doesn't care." His every thought [concludes], "There is no God."
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4 In his pride the wicked does not seek him; in all his thoughts there is no room for God.
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5 He always seems to succeed. Your judgments are beyond his understanding. He spits at all his opponents.
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5 His ways are always prosperous; he is haughty and your laws are far from him; he sneers at all his enemies.
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6 He says to himself, "Nothing can shake me. I'll never face any trouble."
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6 He says to himself, "Nothing will shake me; I'll always be happy and never have trouble."
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7 His mouth is full of cursing, deception, and oppression. Trouble and wrongdoing are on the tip of his tongue.
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7 His mouth is full of curses and lies and threats; trouble and evil are under his tongue.
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8 He waits in ambush in the villages. From his hiding places he kills innocent people. His eyes are on the lookout for victims.
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8 He lies in wait near the villages; from ambush he murders the innocent, watching in secret for his victims.
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9 He lies in his hiding place like a lion in his den. He hides there to catch oppressed people. He catches oppressed people when he draws them into his net.
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9 He lies in wait like a lion in cover; he lies in wait to catch the helpless; he catches the helpless and drags them off in his net.
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10 [His] victims are crushed. They collapse, and they fall under [the weight of] his power.
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10 His victims are crushed, they collapse; they fall under his strength.
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11 He says to himself, "God has forgotten. He has hidden his face. He will never see it!"
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11 He says to himself, "God has forgotten; he covers his face and never sees."
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12 Arise, O LORD! Lift your hand, O God. Do not forget oppressed people!
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12 Arise, LORD! Lift up your hand, O God. Do not forget the helpless.
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13 Why does the wicked person despise God? Why does he say to himself, "God doesn't care"?
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13 Why does the wicked man revile God? Why does he say to himself, "He won't call me to account"?
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14 You have seen [it]; yes, you have taken note of trouble and grief and placed them under your control. The victim entrusts himself to you. You alone have been the helper of orphans.
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14 But you, O God, do see trouble and grief; you consider it to take it in hand. The victim commits himself to you; you are the helper of the fatherless.
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15 Break the arm of the wicked and evil person. Punish his wickedness until you find no more.
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15 Break the arm of the wicked and evil man; call him to account for his wickedness that would not be found out.
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16 The LORD is king forever and ever. The nations have vanished from his land.
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16 The LORD is King for ever and ever; the nations will perish from his land.
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17 You have heard the desire of oppressed people, O LORD. You encourage them. You pay close attention to them
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17 You hear, O LORD, the desire of the afflicted; you encourage them, and you listen to their cry,
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18 in order to provide justice for orphans and oppressed people so that no mere mortal will terrify them again.
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18 defending the fatherless and the oppressed, in order that man, who is of the earth, may terrify no more.
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