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1 Why do You stand afar off, O 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 In pride the wicked hotly pursue the afflicted ; Let them be caught in the plots which they have devised.
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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 For the wicked boasts of his heart's desire, And the greedy man curses and spurns 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 The wicked, in the haughtiness of his countenance, does not seek Him. All his thoughts are, "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 His ways prosper at all times ; Your judgments are on high, out of his sight ; As for all his adversaries, he snorts at them.
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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, "I will not be moved ; Throughout all generations I will not be in adversity."
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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 curses and deceit and oppression ; Under his tongue is mischief and wickedness.
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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 sits in the lurking places of the villages ; In the hiding places he kills the innocent ; His eyes stealthily watch for the unfortunate.
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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 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.
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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 He crouches, he bows down, And the unfortunate fall by his mighty ones.
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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 ; O God, lift up Your hand. Do not forget the afflicted.
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12 Arise, LORD! Lift up your hand, O God. Do not forget the helpless.
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13 Why has the wicked spurned God ? He has said to himself, "You will not require it."
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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, 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.
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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 the evildoer, Seek out his wickedness until You find none.
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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 ; Nations have perished 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 O LORD, You have heard the desire of the humble ; You will strengthen their heart, You will incline Your ear
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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 To vindicate the orphan and the oppressed, So that man who is of the earth will no longer cause terror.
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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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