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1 Why, LORD, do you stand far off? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?
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Why standest Thou afar off, O LORD? Why hidest Thou Thyself in times of trouble?
2 In his arrogance the wicked man hunts down the weak, who are caught in the schemes he devises.
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The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor; let them be caught in the devices that they have contrived.
3 He boasts about the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD.
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For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and blesseth the covetous whom the LORD abhorreth.
4 In his pride the wicked man does not seek him; in all his thoughts there is no room for God.
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The wicked, in the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God; God is not in all his thoughts.
5 His ways are always prosperous; your laws are rejected by him; he sneers at all his enemies.
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His ways are always grievous; Thy judgments are far above, out of his sight; as for all his enemies, he puffeth at them.
6 He says to himself, “Nothing will ever shake me.” He swears, “No one will ever do me harm.”
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He hath said in his heart, "I shall not be moved, for I shall never be in adversity."
7 His mouth is full of lies and threats; trouble and evil are under his tongue.
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His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud; under his tongue is mischief and vanity.
8 He lies in wait near the villages; from ambush he murders the innocent. His eyes watch in secret for his victims;
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He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages; in secret places doth he murder the innocent; his eyes are privily set against the poor.
9 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.
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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.
10 His victims are crushed, they collapse; they fall under his strength.
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He croucheth and humbleth himself, that the poor may fall by his strong ones.
11 He says to himself, “God will never notice; he covers his face and never sees.”
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He hath said in his heart, "God hath forgotten; He hideth His face, He will never see it."
12 Arise, LORD! Lift up your hand, O God. Do not forget the helpless.
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Arise, O LORD! O God, lift up Thine hand! Forget not the humble.
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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Why doth the wicked contemn God? He hath said in his heart, "Thou wilt not keep account."
14 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.
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But 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.
15 Break the arm of the wicked man; call the evildoer to account for his wickedness that would not otherwise be found out.
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Break Thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man; seek out his wickedness until Thou find none.
16 The LORD is King for ever and ever; the nations will perish from his land.
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The LORD is King for ever and ever; the heathen have perished out of His land.
17 You, LORD, hear the desire of the afflicted; you encourage them, and you listen to their cry,
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LORD, Thou hast heard the desire of the humble; Thou wilt prepare their heart, Thou wilt cause Thine ear to hear,
18 defending the fatherless and the oppressed, so that mere earthly mortals will never again strike terror.
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to judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more oppress.
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