8. although you were rich,respected, and powerful.
9. You have turned away widowsand have broken the armsof orphans.
10. That's why you were suddenlytrapped by terror,
11. blinded by darkness,and drowned in a flood.
12. God lives in the heavensabove the highest stars,where he sees everything.
13. Do you think the deep darknesshides you from God?
14. Do thick clouds cover his eyes,as he walks around heaven's domehigh above the earth?
15. Give up those ancient ideasbelieved by sinners,
16. who were swept awaywithout warning.
17. They rejected God All-Powerful,feeling he was helpless,
18. although he had been kindto their families.The beliefs of these sinnersare truly disgusting.
19. When God's people seethe godless swept away,they celebrate,
20. saying,“Our enemies are gone,and fire has destroyedtheir possessions.”