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!”