5. They crush your people, lord,hurting those you claim as your own.
6. They kill widows and foreignersand murder orphans.
7. “The lord isn’t looking,” they say,“and besides, the God of Israel doesn’t care.”
8. Think again, you fools!When will you finally catch on?
9. Is he deaf—the one who made your ears?Is he blind—the one who formed your eyes?
10. He punishes the nations—won’t he also punish you?He knows everything—doesn’t he also know what you are doing?
11. The lord knows people’s thoughts;he knows they are worthless!
12. Joyful are those you discipline, lord,those you teach with your instructions.
13. You give them relief from troubled timesuntil a pit is dug to capture the wicked.