The Darby Translation DBY
New International Version NIV
1 Why, Jehovah, standest thou afar off? [Why] hidest thou thyself in times of distress?
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Why, LORD, do you stand far off? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?
2 The wicked, in his pride, doth hotly pursue the afflicted. They shall be taken in the devices that they have imagined.
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In his arrogance the wicked man hunts down the weak, who are caught in the schemes he devises.
3 For the wicked boasteth of his soul's desire, and he blesseth the covetous; he contemneth Jehovah.
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He boasts about the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD.
4 The wicked [saith], in the haughtiness of his countenance, He doth not search out: all his thoughts are, There is no God!
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In his pride the wicked man does not seek him; in all his thoughts there is no room for God.
5 His ways always succeed; thy judgments are far above out of his sight; [as for] all his adversaries, he puffeth at them.
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His ways are always prosperous; your laws are rejected by him; he sneers at all his enemies.
6 He saith in his heart, I shall not be moved; from generation to generation I shall be in no adversity.
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He says to himself, “Nothing will ever shake me.” He swears, “No one will ever do me harm.”
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