6 They think, “Nothing bad will ever happen to us!We will be free of trouble forever!”
7 Their mouths are full of cursing, lies, and threats.Trouble and evil are on the tips of their tongues.
8 They lurk in ambush in the villages,waiting to murder innocent people.They are always searching for helpless victims.
9 Like lions crouched in hiding,they wait to pounce on the helpless.Like hunters they capture the helplessand drag them away in nets.
10 Their helpless victims are crushed;they fall beneath the strength of the wicked.
11 The wicked think, “God isn’t watching us!He has closed his eyes and won’t even see what we do!”
12 Arise, O lord!Punish the wicked, O God!Do not ignore the helpless!