1. Why, O Lord, do you stand far away?Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?
2. In arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the poor;let them be caught in the schemes that they have devised.
3. For the wicked boasts of the desires of his soul,and the one greedy for gain curses and renounces the Lord.
4. In the pride of his face the wicked does not seek him;all his thoughts are, “There is no God.”
5. His ways prosper at all times;your judgments are on high, out of his sight;as for all his foes, he puffs at them.
6. He says in his heart, “I shall not be moved;throughout all generations I shall not meet adversity.”
7. His mouth is filled with cursing and deceit and oppression; under his tongue are mischief and iniquity.