1. Why do You stand afar off, O יהוה, hiding in times of distress?
2. In arrogance the wrongdoer hotly pursues the poor; They are caught by the schemes which they devised.
3. For the wrongdoer boasted of his cravings; And the greedy one cursed and despised יהוה.
4. In the pride of his face The wrongdoer does not seek Him, In all his thoughts there is no Elohim!
5. His ways are always prosperous! Your right-rulings are on high, out of his sight! He snorts at all his adversaries!
6. He has said in his heart, “I shall not be moved; From generation to generation, never be in evil!”
7. His mouth is filled with cursing and deceit and oppression; Under his tongue is trouble and wickedness.
8. He sits in the hiding places of the villages; In the secret places he murders the innocent; His eyes are on the lookout for the helpless.