1. Why, O Yahweh, do you stand far off? Why do you hide during times of distress?
2. In arrogance the wicked persecutes the poor. Let them be caught in the schemes that they devised,
3. for the wicked boasts about the desire of his heart, and the one greedy for gain curses and treats Yahweh with contempt.
4. With bald-faced pride the wicked will not seek God. There is no God in any of his thoughts.