The wicked say to themselves, "God has forgotten, he has hidden his face, he will never see it."

Rise up, LORD! Raise your hand, God. Don't forget the afflicted!

But you do see! You take note of trouble and grief in order to take the matter into your own hand. The helpless one commits himself to you; you have been the orphan's helper.

LORD, you heard the desire of the afflicted; you will strengthen them, you will listen carefully,

The LORD is king forever and ever; nations will perish from his land.

to do justice for the orphan and the oppressed, so that men of the earth may cause terror no more. To the Director: A Davidic Song.

Why do the wicked despise God and say to themselves, "God will not seek justice."?

Why do you stand far away, LORD? Why do you hide in times of distress?

With haughty arrogance, the wicked thinks, "God will not seek justice." He always presumes "There is no God."

Break the arm of the wicked and evil man; so that when you seek out his wickedness you will find it no more.

For the wicked one boasts about his own desire; he blesses the greedy and despises the LORD.

The wicked one arrogantly pursues the afflicted, who are trapped in the schemes he devises.

Their mouth is full of curses, lies, and oppression, their tongues spread trouble and iniquity.

Their eyes secretly watch the helpless, lying in wait like a lion in his den. They lie in wait to catch the afflicted. They catch the afflicted when they pull him into their net.

They say to themselves, "We will not be moved throughout all time, and we will not experience adversity."

Their ways always seem prosperous. Your judgments are on high, far away from them. They scoff at all their enemies.

They wait in ambush in the villages, they kill the innocent in secret.

The victim is crushed, and he sinks down; the helpless fall by their might.