The Perils of the Pilgrim 1 RV Why standest thou afar off, O LORD? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble? BSB BSB: Why, O LORD, do You stand far off? Why do You hide in times of trouble?
2 RV In the pride of the wicked the poor is hotly pursued; let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined. BSB BSB: In pride the wicked pursue the needy; let them be caught in the schemes they devise.
3 RV For the wicked boasteth of his heart’s desire, and the covetous renounceth, yea , contemneth the LORD. BSB BSB: For the wicked man boasts in the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD.
4 RV The wicked, in the pride of his countenance, saith , He will not require it . 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 RV His ways are firm at all times; thy judgments are far above out of his sight: as for all his adversaries, he puffeth 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 RV He saith in his heart, I shall not be moved: to all generations I shall not be in adversity. BSB BSB: He says to himself, “I will not be moved; from age to age I am free of distress.”
7 RV His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and oppression: under his tongue is mischief and iniquity. BSB BSB: His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and violence; trouble and malice are under his tongue.
8 RV He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages: in the covert places doth he murder the innocent: his eyes are privily set against the helpless. BSB BSB: He lies in wait near the villages; in ambush he slays the innocent; his eyes watch in stealth for the helpless.
9 RV He lurketh in the covert as a lion in his den: he lieth in wait to catch the poor: he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him 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 RV He croucheth, he boweth down, and the helpless fall by his strong ones. BSB BSB: They are crushed and beaten down; the helpless fall prey to his strength.
11 RV He saith in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never see it. BSB BSB: He says to himself, “God has forgotten; He hides His face and never sees.”
12 RV Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up thine hand: forget not the poor. BSB BSB: Arise, O LORD! Lift up Your hand, O God! Do not forget the helpless.
13 RV Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God, and say in his heart, Thou wilt not require it ? BSB BSB: Why has the wicked man renounced God? He says to himself, “You will never call me to account.”
14 RV Thon hast seen it ; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to take it into thy hand: the helpless committeth himself unto thee; thou hast been the helper of the fatherless. 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 RV Break thou the arm of the wicked; and as for the evil man, seek out his wickedness till thou find none. 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 RV The LORD is King for ever and ever: the nations are perished out of his land. BSB BSB: The LORD is King forever and ever; the nations perish from His land.
17 RV LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the meek: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear: BSB BSB: You have heard, O LORD, the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their hearts. You will incline Your ear,
18 RV To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that man which is of the earth may be terrible no more. BSB BSB: to vindicate the fatherless and oppressed, that the men of the earth may strike terror no more.
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