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| 1 Why, Jehovah, dost Thou stand at a distance Thou dost hide in times of adversity, |
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| 2 Through the pride of the wicked, Is the poor inflamed, They are caught in devices that they devised. |
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| 3 Because the wicked hath boasted Of the desire of his soul, And a dishonest gainer he hath blessed, He hath despised Jehovah. |
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| 4 The wicked according to the height of his face, inquireth not. 'God is not!' [are] all his devices. |
Not In all his thoughts – Their minds are distracted, turned to unworthy and ignoble subjects that have a more and more degrading influence upon them. R3893:2
God's Word is neglected by scientists; hence the proper foundation for reasoning and judgment along geological lines, for example, is lacking. R4825:5
Just as Israel failed to think of the Lord's will in their affairs. R4277:1
Although the nations of Europe style themselves Christian nations, not one of them manifests any faith in God. R5754:3
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| 5 Pain do his ways at all times, On high [are] Thy judgments before him, All his adversaries he puffeth at them. |
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| 6 He hath said in his heart, 'I am not moved,' To generation and generation not in evil. |
In adversity – Rendered "evil" in "I create evil." (Isa. 45:7) A125
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| 7 Of oaths his mouth is full, And deceits, and fraud: Under his tongue [is] perverseness and iniquity, |
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| 8 He doth sit in an ambush of the villages, In secret places he doth slay the innocent. His eyes for the afflicted watch secretly, |
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| 9 He lieth in wait in a secret place, as a lion in a covert. He lieth in wait to catch the poor, He catcheth the poor, drawing him into his net. |
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| 10 He is bruised he boweth down, Fallen by his mighty ones hath the afflicted. |
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| 11 He said in his heart, 'God hath forgotten, He hath hid His face, He hath never seen.' |
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| 12 Arise, O Jehovah! O God, lift up Thy hand! Forget not the humble. |
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| 13 Wherefore hath the wicked despised God He hath said in his heart, 'It is not required.' |
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| 14 Thou hast seen, For Thou perverseness and anger beholdest; By giving into Thy hand, On Thee doth the afflicted leave [it], Of the fatherless Thou hast been an helper. |
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| 15 Break the arm of the wicked and the evil, Seek out his wickedness, find none; |
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| 16 Jehovah [is] king to the age, and for ever, The nations have perished out of His land! |
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| 17 The desire of the humble Thou hast heard, O Jehovah. Thou preparest their heart; Thou causest Thine ear to attend, |
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| 18 To judge the fatherless and bruised: He addeth no more to oppress man of the earth! |
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