4. Proud words pour out of their mouths. All those who do evil are always bragging.
5. Lord, they crush your people. They beat down those who belong to you.
6. They kill outsiders. They kill widows. They murder children whose fathers have died.
7. They say, "The Lord doesn't see what's happening. The God of Jacob doesn't pay any attention to it."
8. You who aren't wise, pay attention. You foolish people, when will you become wise?
9. Does he who made the ear not hear? Does he who formed the eye not see?
10. Does he who corrects nations not punish? Does he who teaches human beings not know anything?
11. The Lord knows what people think. He knows that their thoughts don't amount to anything.
12. Lord, blessed is the man you correct. Blessed is the person you teach from your law.
13. You give him rest from times of trouble, until a pit is dug to trap sinners.
14. The Lord won't say no to his people. He will never desert those who belong to him.
15. He will again judge people in keeping with what is right. All those who have honest hearts will follow the right way.
16. Who will rise up for me against sinful people? Who will stand up for me against those who do evil?