1. Lord, why do You stand so far away? Why do You hide in times of trouble?
2. In arrogance the wicked relentlessly pursue the afflicted;let them be caught in the schemes they have devised.
3. For the wicked one boasts about his own cravings; the one who is greedy curses and despises the Lord.
4. In all his scheming,the wicked arrogantly thinks: “There is no accountability,since God does not exist.”
5. His ways are always secure; Your lofty judgments are beyond his sight;he scoffs at all his adversaries.
6. He says to himself, “I will never be moved —from generation to generation without calamity.”