24. He breaks mighty people into pieces without examining themand puts others in their places.
25. He knows what they do,so he overthrows them at night, and they’re crushed.
26. In return for their evil, he strikes them in public,
27. because they turned away from following himand didn’t consider any of his ways.
28. They forced the poor to cry out to him,and he hears the cry of those who suffer.