Why Do You Hide Yourself?
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In arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the poor; let them 4be caught in the schemes that they have devised.
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For the wicked 5boasts of the desires of his soul, and the one greedy for gain 6cursesa and 7renounces the LORD.
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In the pride of his faceb the wicked does not 8seek him;c all his thoughts are, 9"There is no God."
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His ways prosper at all times; your judgments are on high, 10out of his sight; as for all his foes, he 11puffs at them.
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He 12says in his heart, "I shall not be moved; throughout all generations I 13shall not meet adversity."
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14His mouth is filled with cursing and 15deceit and 16oppression; 17under his tongue are 18mischief and 19iniquity.
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He sits in ambush in the villages; in 20hiding places he murders the innocent. His eyes stealthily watch for the helpless;
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he lurks in ambush like 21a lion in his 22thicket; he 23lurks that he may seize the poor; he seizes the poor when he draws him into his 24net.
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The helpless are crushed, sink down, and fall by his might.
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But you do see, for you 32note mischief and vexation, that you may take it into your hands; to you the helpless 33commits himself; you have been 34the helper of the fatherless.
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O LORD, you hear the desire of the afflicted; you will 39strengthen their heart; you will incline your ear
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