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Do Not Forget the Afflicted
ל — Lamedh
1Why ado You stand afar off, O Yahweh?Why bdo You hide 2Yourself in times of distress?2 In his alofty pride the wicked 1hotly pursues the afflicted;2Let them be bcaught in the thoughts which they have devised.
3 For the wicked aboasts of his bsoul’s desire,And 1the greedy man curses and cspurns Yahweh.4 The wicked, in the haughtiness of his countenance, adoes not seek Him.All his 1thoughts are, “bThere is no God.”
5 His ways 1aprosper at all times;Your judgments are on high, bout of his sight;As for all his adversaries, he snorts at them.6 He says in his heart, “aI will not be shaken;1From generation to generation bI will not be in adversity.”
פ — Pe
7 His amouth is full of curses and deceit and boppression;cUnder his tongue is mischief and wickedness.
ע — Ayin
8 He sits in the 1aplaces of the villages where one lies in wait;In the hiding places he bkills the innocent;His eyes 2stealthily watch for the 3cunfortunate.9 He lies in wait in a hiding place as aa lion in his 1lair;He blies in wait to catch cthe afflicted;He catches the afflicted when he draws him into his dnet.10 He 1crouches, he 2bows down,And the 3unfortunate fall 4by his mighty ones.11 He asays in his heart, “God has forgotten;He has hidden His face; He will never see it.”
ק — Qoph
12 Arise, O Yahweh; O God, alift up Your hand.bDo not forget the afflicted.13 Why has the wicked aspurned God?He has said in his heart, “You will not require it.”
ר — Resh
14 You have seen it, for You have beheld amischief and vexation to 1take it into Your hand.The 2bunfortunate commits himself to You;You have been the chelper of the orphan.
ש — Shin
15 aBreak the arm of the wicked and the evildoer,1bSeek out his wickedness until You find none.
16 Yahweh is aKing forever and ever;bNations have perished from His land.
ת — Tav
17 O Yahweh, You have heard the adesire of the 1humble;You will bstrengthen their heart, cYou will cause Your ear to give heed18 To give justice to the aorphan and the boppressed,So that man who is of the earth will no longer cause cterror.
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A Prayer for the Overthrow of the Wicked.
Why ado You stand far away, O LORD?Why bdo You hide Yourself, veiling Your eyes in times of trouble?2 In apride and arrogance the wicked hotly pursue and persecute the afflicted;Let them be bcaught in the plots which they have devised.
3 For the wicked aboasts and sings the praises of his bheart’s desire,And the greedy man curses and cspurns and even despises the LORD.4 The wicked, in the haughtiness of his face, awill not seek nor inquire for Him;All his thoughts are, “bThere is no God so there is no accountability or punishment.”
5 His ways aprosper at all times;Your judgments LORD are on high, bout of his sight so he never thinks about them;As for all his enemies, he sneers at them.6 He says to himself, “aI will not be moved;For throughout all generations bI will not be in adversity for nothing bad will happen to me.”7 His amouth is full of curses and deceit (fraud) and boppression;cUnder his tongue is mischief and wickedness injustice and sin.8 He lurks in aambush in the villages;In hiding places he bkills the innocent;He lies in wait for the cunfortunate the unhappy, the poor, the helpless.9 He lurks in a hiding place like aa lion in his lair;He blies in wait to catch cthe afflicted;He catches the afflicted when he draws him into his dnet.10 He crushes his prey and crouches;And the unfortunate fall by his mighty claws.11 He asays to himself, “God has quite forgotten;He has hidden His face; He will never see my deed.”
12 Arise, O LORD! O God, alift up Your hand in judgment;bDo not forget the suffering.13 Why has the wicked aspurned and shown disrespect to God?He has said to himself, “You will not require me to account.”14 You have seen it, for You have noted amischief and vexation (irritation) to take it into Your hand.The bunfortunate commits himself to You;You are the chelper of the fatherless.15 aBreak the arm of the wicked and the evildoer,bSeek out his wickedness until You find no more.
16 The LORD is aKing forever and ever;The bnations will perish from His land.17 O LORD, You have heard the adesire of the humble and oppressed;You will bstrengthen their heart, cYou will incline Your ear to hear,18 To vindicate and obtain justice for the afatherless and the boppressed,So that man who is of the earth will no longer cterrify them.
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A Prayer for the Overthrow of the Wicked.
Why ado You stand far away, LORD?Why bdo You hide 1Yourself in times of trouble?2 In aarrogance the wicked hotly pursue the needy;1Let them be bcaught in the plots which they have devised.
3 For the wicked aboasts of his bsoul’s desire,And 1the greedy person curses and cshows disrespect to the LORD.4 The wicked, 1in his haughtiness, adoes not seek Him.bThere is no God in all his schemes.
5 His ways asucceed at all times;Yet Your judgments are on high, bout of his sight;As for all his enemies, he snorts at them.6 He says to himself, “aI will not be moved;1Throughout the generations bI will not be in adversity.”7 His amouth is full of cursing, deceit, and boppression;cUnder his tongue is harm and injustice.8 He sits in the alurking places of the villages;He bkills the innocent in the secret places;His eyes 1surreptitiously watch for the 2cunfortunate.9 He lurks in secret like aa lion in his 1lair;He blurks to catch cthe needy;He catches the needy when he pulls him into his dnet.10 Then he crushes the needy one, who cowers;And 1unfortunate people fall by his mighty power.11 He asays to himself, “God has forgotten;He has hidden His face; He will never see it.”
12 Arise, LORD; God, alift up Your hand.bDo not forget the humble.13 Why has the wicked atreated God disrespectfully?He has said to himself, “1You will not require an account.”14 You have seen it, for You have looked at aharm and provocation to 1take it into Your hand.The 2bunfortunate commits himself to You;You have been the chelper of the orphan.15 aBreak the arm of the wicked and the evildoer,1bSeek out his wickedness until You find none.
16 The LORD is aKing forever and ever;bNations have perished from His land.17 LORD, You have heard the adesire of the humble;You will bstrengthen their heart, cYou will make Your ear attentive18 To 1vindicate the aorphan and the boppressed,So that mankind, which is of the earth, will no longer cause cterror.
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