1. Why, Lord, do you stand far off?Why do you pay no attention during times of trouble?
2. The wicked arrogantly chase the oppressed;the oppressed are trapped by the schemes the wicked have dreamed up.
3. Yes, the wicked man boasts because he gets what he wants;the one who robs others curses and rejects the Lord.
4. The wicked man is so arrogant he always thinks,“God won’t hold me accountable; he doesn’t care.”
5. He is secure at all times.He has no regard for your commands;he disdains all his enemies.
6. He says to himself,“I will never be upended,because I experience no calamity.”
7. His mouth is full of curses and deceptive, harmful words;his tongue injures and destroys.
8. He waits in ambush near the villages;in hidden places he kills the innocent.His eyes look for some unfortunate victim.
9. He lies in ambush in a hidden place, like a lion in a thicket;he lies in ambush, waiting to catch the oppressed;he catches the oppressed by pulling in his net.