1 Why do you stand so far away, Lord, hiding yourself in troubling times?
2 Meanwhile, the wicked are proudlyin hot pursuit of those who suffer.Let them get caughtin the very same schemes they’ve thought up!
3 The wicked brag about their body’s cravings;the greedy reject the Lord, cursing.
4 At the peak of their wrath,the wicked don’t seek God:There’s no God—that’s what they are always thinking.
5 Their ways are always twisted.Your rules are too lofty for them.They snort at all their foes.
6 They think to themselves,We’ll never stumble.We’ll never encounter any resistance.
7 Their mouths are filledwith curses, dishonesty, violence.Under their tongues lietroublemaking and wrongdoing.