25. This is because God knows what people do.He defeats them in the night, and they are crushed.
26. He punishes them for the evil things they do.He does it so that everyone else can watch.
27. This is because they stopped following God.They did not care about any of his ways.
28. God lets the cry of poor people reach him.He hears the cry of the needy.
29. But if God keeps quiet, who can blame him?If he hides his face, no one can see him.But God still rules over both men and nations.
30. He still keeps wicked men from ruling.And he keeps them from trapping others.
31. “But suppose such a man says to God,‘I am guilty, but I will not sin anymore.