The Perils of the Pilgrim 1 ULT Why, Yahweh, do you stand far- off?{ Why} do you hide in times of trouble? BSB BSB: Why, O LORD, do You stand far off? Why do You hide in times of trouble?
2 ULT In arrogance, the wicked hotly pursue the afflicted; may they be caught by the schemes that they have planned. BSB BSB: In pride the wicked pursue the needy; let them be caught in the schemes they devise.
3 ULT Indeed, the wicked boasts about the desires of his soul and he blesses the robber; he despises Yahweh. BSB BSB: For the wicked man boasts in the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD.
4 ULT According to the haughtiness of his nose the wicked seeks not; All his thoughts{ are},“{ There is} no God.” BSB BSB: In his pride the wicked man does not seek Him; in all his schemes there is no God.
5 ULT His ways endure at every time; your judgments are high from in front of him;{ as for} all his enemies, he snorts at them. 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 ULT He says in his heart,“I will not be shaken; to generation and generation{ it is I} who{ will} not{ be} in distress.” BSB BSB: He says to himself, “I will not be moved; from age to age I am free of distress.”
7 ULT His mouth is full of curses and lies and oppression; under his tongue are mischief and evil. BSB BSB: His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and violence; trouble and malice are under his tongue.
8 ULT He sits in ambush near the villages; in the secret places he murders the innocent; his eyes stealthily watch for a helpless person. BSB BSB: He lies in wait near the villages; in ambush he slays the innocent; his eyes watch in stealth for the helpless.
9 ULT He ambushes in a secret place like a lion in cover; he ambushes to seize the afflicted. He seizes the afflicted by pulling in his net. 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 ULT He stoops, crouches, and unfortunate people fall by his power. BSB BSB: They are crushed and beaten down; the helpless fall prey to his strength.
11 ULT He says in his heart,“God has forgotten; he has hidden his face; to perpetuity he sees not.” BSB BSB: He says to himself, “God has forgotten; He hides His face and never sees.”
12 ULT Arise, Yahweh! God, lift up your hand! Do not forget the afflicted ones. BSB BSB: Arise, O LORD! Lift up Your hand, O God! Do not forget the helpless.
13 ULT Why does the wicked despise God? He says in his heart,“You will not seek.” BSB BSB: Why has the wicked man renounced God? He says to himself, “You will never call me to account.”
14 ULT You have seen! Indeed, you notice mischief and vexation to take{ it} in your hand. The helpless person entrusts{ himself} to you; as for the orphan you,{ even} you, are{ his} helper. 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 ULT Break the arm of the wicked and the evil. May it seek his wickedness,{ but} not find{ it}. 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 ULT Yahweh is king forever and ever; the nations have perished from his land. BSB BSB: The LORD is King forever and ever; the nations perish from His land.
17 ULT The desire of afflicted ones, you have heard, Yahweh; you strengthen their heart, you cause your ear to attend: BSB BSB: You have heard, O LORD, the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their hearts. You will incline Your ear,
18 ULT to judge the orphan and oppressed;{ that} mankind{ who is} from the earth will never again terrify. BSB BSB: to vindicate the fatherless and oppressed, that the men of the earth may strike terror no more.
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