1. Why do You stand afar off, O Lord?Why do You hide in times of trouble?
2. The wicked in his pride persecutes the poor;Let them be caught in the plots which they have devised.
3. For the wicked boasts of his heart’s desire;He blesses the greedy and renounces the Lord.
4. The wicked in his proud countenance does not seek God;God is in none of his thoughts.
5. His ways are always prospering;Your judgments are far above, out of his sight;As for all his enemies, he sneers at them.
6. He has said in his heart, “I shall not be moved;I shall never be in adversity.”
7. His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and oppression;Under his tongue is trouble and iniquity.