1 Why, O YHWH, do You stand far off? Do You hide in times of distress? VP
2 In [his] arrogance, the wicked hotly pursue the afflicted; may they be caught in the schemes that they have devised! VP
3 For the wicked one boasts over the desire of his heart, and he blesses a dishonest gainer; he has despised YHWH. VP
4 The wicked one, in the height of his face, does not inquire; there is no God [in] any of his thoughts. VP
5 His paths are firm at every time; Your judgments [are] on high before him, [and] all his adversaries, he sneers at them. VP
6 He has said in his heart, “I shall not be moved—to generation and generation—to whom [will be] no adversity.” VP
7 His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and oppression; under his tongue [are] trouble and iniquity. VP
8 He sits in an ambush of the villages; in the hidden places he kills the innocent one; his eyes look stealthily on the helpless. VP
9 He lies in wait in the hidden place, like a lion in his lair; he lies in wait to catch the afflicted one; he catches the afflicted one by drawing him into his net. VP
10 He is crushed; he bows down, and the hapless one falls by his strength. VP
11 He has said in his heart, “God has forgotten; He hides His face; He will not see [it] forever.” VP
12 Arise, O YHWH! O God, lift up Your hand! You must not forget the afflicted ones. VP
13 Upon what does the wicked spurn God? He has said in his heart, “You will not call [me] to account.” VP
14 Indeed you, you have seen; You regard trouble and grief, to give [it] into Your hand. The hapless one leaves himself to You; for You are the One helping the fatherless. VP
15 Break the arm of the wicked and evildoer! Seek out his wickedness, [until] none is found. VP
16 YHWH [is] King forever and ever; the nations have perished from His land. VP
17 The desire of the afflicted ones You have heard, O YHWH; You will make firm their hearts; You will incline Your ear, VP
18 to do justice for the fatherless and oppressed; he shall not continue anymore to terrorize—the man from the earth, VP