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,