David professeth his faith in God.

¹⁾Why standest thou afar off, O LORDLord? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?

²⁾The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor:; let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.

³⁾For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the LORDLord abhorreth.

⁴⁾The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God:; God is not in all his thoughts.

⁵⁾His ways are always grievous; thy judgments are far above out of his sight:; as for all his enemies, he puffeth at them.

⁶⁾HeFor he hath said in his heart, I shall not be moved: for I shall; never be in adversity.

⁷⁾His mouth is full of cursing and deceit; and his heart is full of fraud:; and under his tongue is mischief and vanity.

⁸⁾He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages:; in the secret places doth he murder the innocent:; his eyes are privily set against the poor.

⁹⁾He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den:; he lieth in wait to catch the poor:; he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him into his net.

¹⁰⁾He croucheth to the strong ones, and humbleth himself, that the poor may fall by his strong onesdevices.

¹¹⁾He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten:; he hideth his face; he will never see it.

¹²⁾Arise, O LORDLord; O God, lift up thine hand:; forget not the humble.

¹³⁾WhereforeThe wicked condemn God; wherefore he doth the wicked contemn God? he hath saidsay in his heart, Thou wilt not require itiniquity at my hand.

¹⁴⁾ThouO Lord, thou hast seen it;all this, for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand:. theThe poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless.

¹⁵⁾BreakO Lord, thou wilt break the arm of the wicked, and of the evil; man:and seek out his wickedness tilluntil thou find none that remain.

¹⁶⁾TheAnd LORDthe isLord Kingshall forbe everking forever and ever: over his people; for the heathenwicked areshall perishedperish out of his land.

¹⁷⁾LORDLord, thou hast heard the desire of the humble:; thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:;

¹⁸⁾To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth maymany no more oppress.