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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 ²^cunfortunate.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 ²^bunfortunate commits himself to You;You have been the ^chelper of the orphan.15 ^aBreak the arm of the wicked and the evildoer,¹^bSeek 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.

A Prayer for the Overthrow of the Wicked.

Why ^ado You stand afar off, O LORD?Why ^bdo You hide ¹Yourself in times of trouble?2 In ^apride the wicked ¹hotly pursue the afflicted;²Let them be ^bcaught in the plots which they have devised.

3 For the wicked ^aboasts of his ^bheart’s desire,And ¹the greedy man curses and ^cspurns the LORD.4 The wicked, in the haughtiness of his countenance, ^adoes not seek Him.All his ¹thoughts are, “^bThere is no God.”

5 His ways ¹^aprosper at all times;Your judgments are on high, ^bout of his sight;As for all his adversaries, he snorts at them.6 He says to himself, “^aI will not be moved;¹Throughout all generations ^bI will not be in adversity.”7 His ^amouth is full of curses and deceit and ^boppression;^cUnder his tongue is mischief and wickedness.8 He sits in the ^alurking places of the villages;In the hiding places he ^bkills the innocent;His eyes ¹stealthily watch for the ²^cunfortunate.9 He lurks in a hiding place as ^aa lion in his ¹lair;He ^blurks 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 to himself, “God has forgotten;He has hidden His face; He will never see it.”

12 Arise, O LORD; O God, ^alift up Your hand.^bDo not forget the afflicted.13 Why has the wicked ^aspurned God?He has said to himself, “You will not require it.”14 You have seen it, for You have beheld ^amischief and vexation to ¹take it into Your hand.The ²^bunfortunate commits himself to You;You have been the ^chelper of the orphan.15 ^aBreak the arm of the wicked and the evildoer,¹^bSeek out his wickedness until You find none.

16 The LORD is ^aKing forever and ever;^bNations have perished from His land.17 O LORD, You have heard the ^adesire of the ¹humble;You will ^bstrengthen their heart, ^cYou will incline Your ear18 To ¹vindicate the ^aorphan and the ^boppressed,So that man who is of the earth will no longer cause ^cterror.