1. Why do you stand far off, O Yahweh? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?

2. In the pride of the wicked the poor is hotly pursued; Let them be taken in the devices that they have conceived.

3. For the wicked boasts of his heart's desire, And the covetous curses, [yes,] scorns Yahweh.

4. The wicked, in the pride of his countenance, [says], He will not require [it]. All his thoughts are, There is no God.

5. His ways are firm at all times; Your judgments are far above out of his sight: As for all his adversaries, he puffs at them.

6. He says in his heart, I will not be moved; To all generations I will not be in adversity.

7. His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and oppression: Under his tongue is mischief and iniquity.

8. He sits in the lurking-places of the villages; In the secret places he murders the innocent; His eyes are secretly set against the helpless.

9. He lurks in secret as a lion in his covert; He lies in wait to catch the poor: He catches the poor, when he draws him in his net.

10. He crouches, he bows down, And the helpless fall by his strong ones.