The Perils of the Pilgrim 1 Brenton Why standest thou afar off, O Lord? why dost thou overlook us in times of need, in affliction? BSB BSB: Why, O LORD, do You stand far off? Why do You hide in times of trouble?
2 Brenton While the ungodly one acts proudly, the poor is hotly pursued: the wicked are taken in the crafty counsels which they imagine. BSB BSB: In pride the wicked pursue the needy; let them be caught in the schemes they devise.
3 Brenton Because the sinner praises himself for the desires of his heart; and the unjust one blesses himself. BSB BSB: For the wicked man boasts in the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD.
4 Brenton The sinner has provoked the Lord: according to the abundance of his pride he will not seek after him : God is not before him. BSB BSB: In his pride the wicked man does not seek Him; in all his schemes there is no God.
5 Brenton His ways are profane at all times; thy judgments are removed from before him: he will gain the mastery over all his enemies. BSB BSB: He is secure in his ways at all times; Your lofty judgments are far from him; he sneers at all his foes.
6 Brenton For he has said in his heart, I shall not be moved, continuing without evil from generation to generation. BSB BSB: He says to himself, “I will not be moved; from age to age I am free of distress.”
7 Brenton Whose mouth is full of cursing, and bitterness, and fraud: under his tongue are trouble and pain. BSB BSB: His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and violence; trouble and malice are under his tongue.
8 Brenton He lies in wait with rich men in secret places, in order to slay the innocent: his eyes are set against the poor. BSB BSB: He lies in wait near the villages; in ambush he slays the innocent; his eyes watch in stealth for the helpless.
9 Brenton He lies in wait in secret as a lion in his den: he lies in wait to ravish the poor, to ravish the poor when he draws him after him : he will bring him down in his snare. BSB BSB: He lies in wait like a lion in a thicket; he lurks to seize the oppressed; he catches the lowly in his net.
10 Brenton He will bow down and fall when he has mastered the poor. BSB BSB: They are crushed and beaten down; the helpless fall prey to his strength.
11 Brenton For he has said in his heart, God has forgotten: he has turned away his face so as never to look. BSB BSB: He says to himself, “God has forgotten; He hides His face and never sees.”
12 Brenton Arise, O Lord God; let thy hand be lifted up: forget not the poor. BSB BSB: Arise, O LORD! Lift up Your hand, O God! Do not forget the helpless.
13 Brenton Wherefore has the wicked provoked God? for he has said in his heart, He will not require it . BSB BSB: Why has the wicked man renounced God? He says to himself, “You will never call me to account.”
14 Brenton Thou seest it ; for thou dost observe trouble and wrath, to deliver them into thy hands: the poor has been left to thee; thou wast a helper to the orphan. BSB BSB: But 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.
15 Brenton Break thou the arm of the sinner and wicked man: his sin shall be sought for, and shall not be found. BSB BSB: Break the arm of the wicked and evildoer; call him to account for his wickedness until none is left to be found.
16 Brenton The Lord shall reign for ever, even for ever and ever: ye Gentiles shall perish out of his land. BSB BSB: The LORD is King forever and ever; the nations perish from His land.
17 Brenton The Lord has heard the desire of the poor: thine ear has inclined to the preparation of their heart; BSB BSB: You have heard, O LORD, the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their hearts. You will incline Your ear,
18 Brenton to plead for the orphan and afflicted, that man may no more boast upon the earth. BSB BSB: to vindicate the fatherless and oppressed, that the men of the earth may strike terror no more.
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