| English Standard Version | Berean Study Bible |
| 1Why, O LORD, do you stand far away? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble? | 1Why, O LORD, do You stand far off? Why do You hide in times of trouble? |
| 2In arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the poor; let them be caught in the schemes that they have devised. | 2In pride the wicked pursue the needy; let them be caught in the schemes they devise. |
| 3For the wicked boasts of the desires of his soul, and the one greedy for gain curses and renounces the LORD. | 3For the wicked man boasts in the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD. |
| 4In the pride of his face the wicked does not seek him; all his thoughts are, “There is no God.” | 4In his pride the wicked man does not seek Him; in all his schemes there is no God. |
| 5His ways prosper at all times; your judgments are on high, out of his sight; as for all his foes, he puffs at them. | 5He is secure in his ways at all times; Your lofty judgments are far from him; he sneers at all his foes. |
| 6He says in his heart, “I shall not be moved; throughout all generations I shall not meet adversity.” | 6He says to himself, “I will not be moved; from age to age I am free of distress.” |
| 7His mouth is filled with cursing and deceit and oppression; under his tongue are mischief and iniquity. | 7His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and violence; trouble and malice are under his tongue. |
| 8He sits in ambush in the villages; in hiding places he murders the innocent. His eyes stealthily watch for the helpless; | 8He lies in wait near the villages; in ambush he slays the innocent; his eyes watch in stealth for the helpless. |
| 9he lurks in ambush like a lion in his thicket; he lurks that he may seize the poor; he seizes the poor when he draws him into his net. | 9He lies in wait like a lion in a thicket; he lurks to seize the oppressed; he catches the lowly in his net. |
| 10The helpless are crushed, sink down, and fall by his might. | 10They are crushed and beaten down; the hapless fall prey to his strength. |
| 11He says in his heart, “God has forgotten, he has hidden his face, he will never see it.” | 11He says to himself, “God has forgotten; He hides His face and never sees.” |
| 12Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up your hand; forget not the afflicted. | 12Arise, O LORD! Lift up Your hand, O God! Do not forget the helpless. |
| 13Why does the wicked renounce God and say in his heart, “You will not call to account”? | 13Why has the wicked man renounced God? He says to himself, “You will never call me to account.” |
| 14But you do see, for you note mischief and vexation, that you may take it into your hands; to you the helpless commits himself; you have been the helper of the fatherless. | 14But You have regarded trouble and grief; You see to repay it by Your hand. The victim entrusts himself to You; You are the helper of the fatherless. |
| 15Break the arm of the wicked and evildoer; call his wickedness to account till you find none. | 15Break the arm of the wicked and evildoer; call him to account for his wickedness until none is left to be found. |
| 16The LORD is king forever and ever; the nations perish from his land. | 16The LORD is King forever and ever; the nations perish from His land. |
| 17O LORD, you hear the desire of the afflicted; you will strengthen their heart; you will incline your ear | 17You have heard, O LORD, the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their hearts. You will incline Your ear, |
| 18to do justice to the fatherless and the oppressed, so that man who is of the earth may strike terror no more. | 18to vindicate the fatherless and oppressed, that the men of the earth may strike terror no more. |
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