1 Why standest * h5975 h8799 thou afar off * h7350, O LORD * h3068? why hidest * h5956 h8686 thou thyself in times * h6256 of trouble * h6869?
2 The wicked * h7563 in his pride * h1346 doth persecute * h1814 h8799 the poor * h6041: let them be taken * h8610 h8735 in the devices * h4209 that * h2098 they have imagined * h2803 h8804. The wicked...: Heb. In the pride of the wicked he doth persecute
3 For the wicked * h7563 boasteth * h1984 h8765 of his heart's * h5315 desire * h8378, and blesseth * h1288 h8765 the covetous * h1214 h8802, whom the LORD * h3068 abhorreth * h5006 h8765. heart's: Heb. soul's blesseth...: or, the covetous blesseth himself, he abhorreth the LORD
4 The wicked * h7563, through the pride * h1363 of his countenance * h639, will not seek * h1875 h8799 after God : God * h430 is not in all his thoughts * h4209. God is...: or, all his thoughts are, There is no God
5 His ways * h1870 are always * h6256 grievous * h2342 h8799; thy judgments * h4941 are far above * h4791 out of his sight: as for all his enemies * h6887 h8802, he puffeth * h6315 h8686 at them.
6 He hath said * h559 h8804 in his heart * h3820, I shall not be moved * h4131 h8735: for I shall never * h1755 * h1755 be in adversity * h7451. never: Heb. unto generation and generation
7 His mouth * h6310 is full * h4390 h8804 of cursing * h423 and deceit * h4820 and fraud * h8496: under his tongue * h3956 is mischief * h5999 and vanity * h205. deceit: Heb. deceits vanity: or, iniquity
8 He sitteth * h3427 h8799 in the lurking places * h3993 of the villages * h2691: in the secret places * h4565 doth he murder * h2026 h8799 the innocent * h5355: his eyes * h5869 are privily set * h6845 h8799 against the poor * h2489. are...: Heb. hide themselves
9 He lieth in wait * h693 h8799 secretly * h4565 as a lion * h738 in his den * h5520: he lieth in wait * h693 h8799 to catch * h2414 h8800 the poor * h6041: he doth catch * h2414 h8799 the poor * h6041, when he draweth * h4900 h8800 him into his net * h7568. secretly: Heb. in the secret places
10 He croucheth * h1794 h8799, and humbleth * h7817 h8799 himself, that the poor * h2426 h8675 * h2489 h8676 * h2489 may fall * h5307 h8804 by his strong ones * h6099. He...: Heb. He breaketh himself by...: or, into his strong parts
11 He hath said * h559 h8804 in his heart * h3820, God * h410 hath forgotten * h7911 h8804: he hideth * h5641 h8689 his face * h6440; he will never * h5331 see * h7200 h8804 it .
12 Arise * h6965 h8798, O LORD * h3068; O God * h410, lift up * h5375 h8798 thine hand * h3027: forget * h7911 h8799 not the humble * h6035 h8675 * h6041. humble: or, afflicted
13 Wherefore doth the wicked * h7563 contemn * h5006 h8765 God * h430? he hath said * h559 h8804 in his heart * h3820, Thou wilt not require * h1875 h8799 it .
14 Thou hast seen * h7200 h8804 it ; for thou beholdest * h5027 h8686 mischief * h5999 and spite * h3708, to requite * h5414 h8800 it with thy hand * h3027: the poor * h2489 committeth * h5800 h8799 himself unto thee; thou art the helper * h5826 h8802 of the fatherless * h3490. committeth: Heb. leaveth
15 Break * h7665 h8798 thou the arm * h2220 of the wicked * h7563 and the evil * h7451 man : seek out * h1875 h8799 his wickedness * h7562 till thou find * h4672 h8799 none * h1077.
16 The LORD * h3068 is King * h4428 for ever * h5769 and ever * h5703: the heathen * h1471 are perished * h6 h8804 out of his land * h776.
17 LORD * h3068, thou hast heard * h8085 h8804 the desire * h8378 of the humble * h6035: thou wilt prepare * h3559 h8686 their heart * h3820, thou wilt cause thine ear * h241 to hear * h7181 h8686: prepare: or, establish
18 To judge * h8199 h8800 the fatherless * h3490 and the oppressed * h1790, that the man * h582 of the earth * h776 may no more * h3254 h8686 oppress * h6206 h8800. oppress: or, terrify